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Amphilophium laxiflorum

Botanic Family

Bignoniaceae

Author

(de Candolle) L.G. Lohmann

Propagation

C.L.S.

Cultivated

C, one cultivar

Offspring

Distictis laxiflora 'Mrs Rivers' (Distictis riversii)

Common Names

• Vanilla Distictis
• Vanilla Trumpet Vine

Geographical Habitats

• S. Mexico
• Nicaragua

Natural Habitats

• Open forest & scrub
• montane forest

Flowering Times

• May
• Jul
• Aug (Nicaragua)

Fruiting Times

• Nov (Nicaragua)

Woody vine with glabrate stems. Bifoliolate leaves hairy beneath. Terminal panicles of fragrant 80mm purple flowers turning white, green calyx. Fruit capsule to 100mm long.

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• van der Spuy 1976
• Huxley 1992
• P & R 1997
• Mobot
• NYBG
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• Kew