Apamate (Tabebuia rosea)

Family: Bignoniaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Tabebuia rosea or commonly known as Apamate or Rosy Trumpert Tree is a large, tropical tree growing up to 30 m in height. The leaves are compound. Other common names are Pink Poui and Roble de Sabana. It is the national tree of El Salvador. It has a spreading crown and an often buttressed, straight bole that can be up to 1 m in diameter. The flowers are large and pink and first occur after three years after planting.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

None known. — Harvested fresh in season according to PFAF botanical monograph.

Habitat & North American Range

Common in moist or rather dry forest, often in open fields or along roadsides, most abundant on the Pacific plains, but often on steep hillsides, at elevations up to 1,200 metres in Guatemala. Coastal thickets in Dominica. (Zone 10)