Handroanthus serratifolius
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Genus: | Handroanthus |
| Species: | H. serratifolius
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| Handroanthus serratifolius (Vahl) S.O. Grose
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Bignonia serratifolia Vahl | |
Handroanthus serratifolius is a species of tree, commonly known as yellow lapacho, pau d'arco, yellow poui, yellow ipe, pau d'arco amarelo, or ipê-amarelo.[1][2] It is in the family Bignoniaceae.[3]
Description
[edit]It is a tree native to forests throughout Central and South America. This plant grows in the cerrado vegetation of Brazil, reaching up to French Guiana, Bolivia, Paraguay and Northern Argentina.[4]
It is one of the largest and strongest of tropical forest trees, growing up to 150 feet (46 m) tall while the base can be 4–7 feet (1.2–2.1 m) in diameter.[citation needed]
Uses
[edit]It is a commercially farmed hardwood notable for its extreme hardness[5] and resistance to fire and pests.[citation needed] It is sometimes traded as an "ironwood", or just as "ipê" (the entire genus Tabebuia),[4] or as lapacho (properly Handroanthus serratifolius)
Chemistry
[edit]The bark of Handroanthus serratifolius contains chemical compounds including lapachol,[6] quercetin, and other flavonoids.[7]
National Flower of Brazil
[edit]The national flower of Brazil is the ipe-amarelo. The ipe-amarelo is actually a flowering tree that blooms in bright yellow flowers during the months of September and October. Blooms only last about a week.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Handroanthus serratifolius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ "Handroanthus serratifolius". The Plant List. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "yellow poui (Handroanthus serratifolius)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ a b Inclusion of Trumpet Trees Handroanthus spp., Tabebuia spp. and Roseodendron spp. in Appendix II with annotation #6 (PDF). Eighteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties. Geneva (Switzerland): CITES. 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
- ^ Hills, R. (2021). "Handroanthus serratifolius". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T61985509A145677076.en.
- ^ De Souza, Josefa Magna Alves; De Tarso Barbosa Sampaio, Paulo; Degterev, Igor Anatolievich; Santos, Alcides Loureiro; Dos Santos, Vinicius Silva (2020). "Longitudinal distribution of lapachol in the stalk of ipê species (Handroanthus spp.)". European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 78 (3): 609–611. doi:10.1007/s00107-020-01530-z.
- ^ Nicaretta, Brenna Couto; Da Silva, Maria Eduarda Cohen; Corrêa, Cássia Valéria Pinheiro; Feitosa, Jefferson Maia; Freitas De Souza, Sara; Castro, Kelly C. F.; Andrade, Fernando Wallase Carvalho; Moutinho, Victor Hugo Pereira; Nunes, Kariane Mendes (2023). "Facial Biocosmetics Based on Natural Dyes from Amazon Wood Residues". Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 42 (9): 910–921. Bibcode:2023JSusF..42..910N. doi:10.1080/10549811.2022.2123821.
- ^ "National Flower of Brazil - Handroanthus serratifolius". 9 March 2022.
