The
Rosy Trumpet
Tree,
with the botanical name
Tabebuia rosea
which in Thai is known as
chomphu phanthip, meaning ‘pink
celestial strain’.
It blooms from January to April and produces light to dark pink trumpet flowers,
usually with fading to dark yellow eyes which mostly grow in
clusters.
Tabebuia
rosea
Tabebuia
rosea
The tree originates from South America
and the name tabebuia is a contraction of tacyba and bebuya meaning ‘ant wood’
in the Tupi Indian dialect.