Editing Tabebuia (section)

==Etymology==
The genus name is derived from the [[Tupi people|Tupi]] words for "ant" and "wood", referring to the fact that many ''Tabebuia'' species have twigs with soft pith which forms hollows within which ants live, defending the trees from other herbivores. The ants are attracted to the plants by special extra-floral nectar glands on at the apex of the petioles.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gentry|first=Alwyn H.|date=1974|title=Coevolutionary Patterns in Central American Bignoniaceae|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2395026|journal=Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden|volume=61|issue=3|pages=728–759|doi=10.2307/2395026|issn=0026-6493|jstor=2395026|bibcode=1974AnMBG..61..728G }}</ref> The [[common name]] "roble" is sometimes found in [[English language|English]]. ''Tabebuias'' have been called "trumpet trees", but this name is usually applied to other trees and has become a source of confusion and [[Identification (biology)|misidentification]].