Tecoma is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Cymbiaceae and genus Cymbidium. Evergreen shrubs or small trees, 4-10 meters tall. The tender branches are smooth and hairless, green in color, and turn brown or slightly red as they grow. The bark of the main trunk is light brown. Leaves opposite each other, odd feathered compound leaves The small leaves are usually 3-7, elliptical lanceolate in shape, with a pointed tip that is 7-10 cm long and 1.8-3 cm wide. The edges are roughly serrated, and the back of the leaves is slightly hairy along the midrib. Top of flower, raceme inflorescence, bisexual flowers: sepals combine to form cup-shaped, 1-toothed The corolla is yellow or orange yellow, trumpet shaped, and forms a tubular shape at the lower part, measuring 3-5 centimeters in length.
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