Tree Tale - Tabebuia Pentaphylla | ENGLISH
Channel: Arvind Gupta
Date: 02/04/2015

Well this is the Tabebuia pentaphylla it belongs to the family Bignoniacae which is known to produce trumpet like flowers. This tree is native to Central and South America. This tree was planted in the IUCAA Pune Campus by Prof. Ramnath Cowshik in 1992. It is a fast growing tree with a huge crown. The tree can reach majestic heights.  Here you can see several grown trees of the Tabebuia pentaphyalla growing together. During Feb-March most of the leaves shed and only a few remain. Then the tree is a riot of beautiful flowers. This tree is largely planted for its ornamental flowers. The tree has winged fruits which travel far and wide. Thus this tree can be found in many parts of the world. When a bunch of flowers in shaken some of the flowers fall down. Here you can the tree is completely laden with the most exquisite flowers. The Tabebuia pentaphyalla is a source of nectar for many species of bees and humming birds. Here you can see a long pipe like capsule fruit of the tree. It has winged fruits. The ground below the Tabebuia pentaphyalla is carpeted with beautiful flowers during the blossom season. Children collect these flowers and play with them. This work was supported by IUCAA and Tata Trust. This film was made by Ashok Rupner, Gargi Rupner, Gunjan Rupner TATA Trust: Education is one of the key focus areas for Tata Trusts, aiming towards enabling access of quality education to the underprivileged population in India. To facilitate quality in teaching and learning of Science education through workshops, capacity building and resource creation, Tata Trusts have been supporting Muktangan Vigyan Shodhika (MVS), IUCAA's Children’s Science Centre, since inception. To know more about other initiatives of Tata Trusts, please visit www.tatatrusts.org