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Taxon:  Tecomella undulata (Sm.) Seem.



Summary
Genus:
Tecomella
Family:
Bignoniaceae
Tribe:
Tecomeae
Nomen number:
80121
Place of publication:
J. Bot. 1:18. 1863 (Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 3. 10:30. 1862, nom. inval.)
Comment:
Seemann did not actually make this combination in 1862 (Shenzhen ICN 35.2), only listing Tecoma undulata Don under Tecomella (fide K. Gandhi, pers. comm. on 10 Mar 2014)
Verified:
03/10/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (5  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Bignonia undulata Sm.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Tecoma undulata (Sm.) G. Don

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Reference(s)
  1. Bhandari, M. M. 1978. Flora of the Indian desert.
  2. Ghazanfar, S. A. 1992. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2
  3. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  4. Kress, W. J. et al. 2003. A checklist of the trees, shrubs, herbs, and climbers of Myanmar. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 45 Note: = Tecoma undulata cult.
  5. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  6. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  7. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  8. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  9. St. John, H. 1973. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands
  10. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: mentions
  11. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  12. Verma, D. M. et al. (vol. 1); V. Mudgal et al. (vol. 2). 1993-. Flora Madhya Pradesh.
Common names
English
honeytree –
rohida-tree –
Transliterated Arabic
shajrat al'asal –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan e.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran s.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaGujarat 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMadhya Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaRajasthan 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistanBaluchistan 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistanSind 
2Cultivated    also cult.
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOmanAl Batinah North 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan (e.), Iran (s.)
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan], Pakistan [Sind, Baluchistan]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized

  • REGION:
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman [Al Batinah North]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Medicinesfolklore Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Medicinesfolklore Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=80121. Accessed 29 May 2025.