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Bignonia potosina

Botanic Family

Bignoniaceae

Author

(K. Schumann & Loesener) L.G. Lohmann

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Mexico
• Nicaragua

Natural Habitats

• Secondary vegetation
• gallery forest

Flowering Times

• May-Jun ( Nicaragua)

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Feb
• May
• Nov
• Dec

Vine with glabrous stems. 2-foliolate leaves to 130mm x 80mm. Axillary or terminal racemes, yellow or white flowers with purple throat, 5-toothed calyx 7mm long, corolla to 60mm long. Fruit triangular to 230mm x 35mm.

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• RSNRV
• Kew
• WFO