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Bignonia callistegioides

Botanic Family

Bignoniaceae

Author

Chamisso

Common Names

• Painted Trumpet
• Trumpet Vine
• Argentine Trumpet Vine
• Love-Charm
• Orchid Trumpet Vine
• Violet Trumpet Vine
• Painted Trumpet Vine

Geographical Habitats

• N. Argentina
• Bolivia
• Rio Grande do Sul
• São Paulo - Brazil
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Uruguay

Natural Habitats

• Forest edges
• riverside
• primary forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec Summer

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• Mar
• Jul
• Aug
• Nov
• Dec

Tendril evergreen twining climber. Leaves to 80mm x 40mm. 80mm axillary or terminal light purple flowers veined darker often with pale yellow tubes & 22mm long lobes, calyx to 7mm with lobes to 5mm. Spiny 80mm long brown fruit, 45mm wide.

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Herklots 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• van der Spuy 1976
• Beckett 1990
• Huxley 1992
• Nicholls 1995
• P & R 1997
• Mobot
• RHS A-Z
• NYBG
• Llamas 2003
• Bodkin
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• Kew