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Tecoma stans

Flowering Plants

Tecoma stans is a flowering perennial shrub in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae, native to the Americas. It is known by common names including yellow trumpetbush, yellow bells, yellow elder, and ginger Thomas. The plant is the official flower of the United States Virgin Islands and the floral emblem of the Bahamas. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Tecoma stans 3

Conservation Status

Least Concern 1

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Tecoma stans (Wikidata)

In Biome

Temperate Forest

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Tropical Dry Forest

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Xeric Shrubland

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Sources

1. Tecoma stans (Wikipedia)

lead sentence (diet), EntityId 402008
Tecoma stans is a species of flowering perennial shrub in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae, that is native to the Americas.
Article text: "It is a medicinal plant used against diabetes an"
It is a medicinal plant used against diabetes and against diseases of the digestive system, among other uses.
Infobox: status
LC
In Biome: Temperate Forest, Ecology temperate
It thrives in a wide variety of ecosystems, from high altitude temperate forests and tropical deciduous and evergreen forests, to xerophilous scrub and the intertropical littoral.
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Ecology tropical dry
It thrives in a wide variety of ecosystems, from high altitude temperate forests and tropical deciduous and evergreen forests, to xerophilous scrub and the intertropical littoral.
In Biome: Xeric Shrubland, Ecology scrub
It thrives in a wide variety of ecosystems, from high altitude temperate forests and tropical deciduous and evergreen forests, to xerophilous scrub and the intertropical littoral.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Tecoma stans (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q119954 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Magnoliopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Tecoma stans

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Lamiales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12396

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12396

"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Lamiales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Tecoma

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 103598

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 103598

"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"

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