tabebuia

Any of various tropical and subtropical American shrubs or trees of the genus Tabebuia (family Bignoniaceae), often known as trumpet trees and widely cultivated as ornamentals for their dense, showy clusters of large, trumpet-shaped blossoms in vibrant shades of yellow, pink, purple, or white.

The dense, durable, decay-resistant hardwood harvested from trees of the genus Tabebuia (and the closely related genus Handroanthus), commercially traded as ipe or lapacho and valued for heavy construction and outdoor decking.