Yellow bells
Tecoma stans var. stans, Fam. Bignoniaceae
Large dense shrub to medium tree, 2-10m tall, bark initially green and smooth, turning grooved and grey with age.
| Weed Category: |
Restricted invasive plants Category 3 Plants declared invasive under the Biosecurity Act 2014, that are present in QLD.
Not to be distributed or disposed of.
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| Weed: | Yes |
| Form or habit: | Shrub, Small tree, Med tree |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Leaf: | Compound Opposite Compound, opposite pinnate, 80-250mm long, with 3-9 elliptic lanceolate or ovate leaflets, 70-100 x 18-30mm, pointed at tip; margins serrated; stalk 40-63mm long. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Yellow, Red |
| Flower description: | Bell-shaped with 5 unequal petals, bright yellow with reddish lines in throat, 50-70mm long, borne in showy terminal clusters. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown |
| Fruit: | Dry |
| Fruit description: | Linear almost round brown capsules, 160-220 x 6-8mm, tapering at both ends and containing many thin seeds, 6-9 x 0.35-0.45mm, with 2 white papery wings. |
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| Distribution | |
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| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Central America |
| Notes: | Spread by: wind and garden waste. Invades/threats: Open forests and roadsides. Notes: introduced as a garden ornamental. Small scattered naturalised populations recorded between Dingo Beach and south of Sarina. Category 3 restricted invasive plant under the Biosecurity Act 2014. it must not be given away, sold, or released into the environment without a permit. The Act requires everyone to take all reasonable and practical steps to minimise the risks associated with invasive plants and animals under their control. This is called a general biosecurity obligation (GBO). |
| Information sources: | Mackay Regional Pest Management Group (2018) Weeds of the Mackay Whitsunday Region Second Edition. |
