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Bignonia diversifolia

Botanic Family

Bignoniaceae

Author

Kunth

Propagation

C.L.S.

Common Names

• Chacxnetoloc or Xcolak (Mayan)

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Brazil
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• S. Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• disturbed areas
• thorn scrub forest
• thickets

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• Oct
• Dec

Climbing glabrous shrub or slender vine with simple tendrils, quadrangular striated glabrous branches. Glabrous leaflets to 100mm long. Terminal panicles of 75mm wide deep pink or purple trumpet flowers with white throat, calyx to 5mm long, light purple corolla to 40mm long. Glabrous 300mm x 10mm capsule.

Further References

• Huxley 1992
• Mobot
• NYBG
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• G. Don
• Botanicus
• Kew
• Standley
• USNH