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Bignonia bracteomana

Botanic Family

Bignoniaceae

Author

(K. Schumann ex Sprague) L.G. Lohmann

Common Names

• Huananga huasca blanco (Peru)

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• N. & NE. Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• riverside
• forest edge

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Mar
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov (Bolivia) Jan
• Feb
• May (Ecuador)

Fruiting Times

• May
• Jun
• Jul (Bolivia) May (Ecuador)

Trifid tendril liana to 25m with glabrous leaves to 200mm x 130mm. Inflorescence to 150mm long with bracts to 10mm long, white flowers streaked brown-purple in throat, calyx to 6mm long, corolla to 60mm x 20mm, lobes to 10mm long. 300mm long x 30mm pendulous green pods

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE
• Kew