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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Bignonia magnifica W.Bull (BIGNONIACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
Glow Vine, Purple Bignonia, Purple Funnel Vine

Description

Evergreen woody climber with tendrils. Leave opposite, bi-trifoliate, leaflets 5-11 cm long blade. Flowers in axillary to terminal inflorescence, 6-8 cm diam., tubular with 5 lobes, purple with white throat. Fruits flattened capsules, 15-18 cm long.

Ecology

It grows in the humid forests, at the margins of the clearings or climbing on the trees, from the sea level up to about 1000 m of altitude

Distribution

Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela.

Uses

Cultivated as an ornamental.