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| Tabebuia rosea blossoming all over Malaysia. Pic by Esther Teo |
I didn't know much about this flower species until yesterday.
After doing some research, I learnt that the Tabebuia rosea aka trumpet rose tree is a tropical tree that is widely planted along city and residential streets all over Malaysia.
Johor Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) chairman Vincent Chow, in his FB site, said the tree is native to Central and South America and is popularly planted along roadsides and as a garden ornamental plant.
In Malaysia, Tabebuia is also known as the “Cherry Blossoms of Penang” after its pink flowers which are much like the cherry blossoms of Japan.
Other local nicknames for the plant include “tissue paper tree”, referring to its thin petals.
The tree is also known as ipê rosa in South American countries.
"When the wind blows, the falling white blooms give one a feeling that it is snowing,"says Vincent.
However, the time to enjoy the blooms is limited. See it before it's over!
Everyone keep admiring its beauty. My uncle is a road sweeper. He complain so much work to clear the petals. He also said the petals made road slippery. To him he cannot wait for bloom season to be over.
ReplyDeleteTabebuia rosea is also known as Tecoma trees. They are lovely.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 12:32am.
ReplyDeletei am jolted by the reminder that someone's pleasure can also be somebody else's pain. the next time i'm admiring something i must reflect upon the upstream as well as the downstream process of the object of admiration.
thank you.