"Yellow trumpet flower" redirects here. For Yellow trumpet, see Costus spectabilis. For Yellow trumpets, see Sarracenia alata. Tecoma stans Tecoma Stans (Yellow Elder) (28863456756).jpg Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classificationEdit this classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Bignoniaceae Genus: Tecoma Species: T. stans Binomial name Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex Kunth Synonyms Tecoma stans is a species of flowering perennial shrub in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae, that is native to the Americas. Common names include yellow trumpetbush,yellow bells,[3] yellow elder,ginger Thomas.Tecoma stans is the official flower of the United States Virgin Islands and the floral emblem of The Bahamas.