Bignoniaceae
Bignonia

Bignonia magnifica W.Bull

First published in Gard. Chron., n.s., 12: 73 (1879), nom. cons.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Panama to N. Venezuela and Ecuador. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses and as a medicine.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean, Caribbean. Elevation range: 50–2150 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Atlántico, Cesar, Magdalena, Norte de Santander, Risaralda, Santander, Valle del Cauca.
Habit
Liana.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa y cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 50 - 2150 m.; Andes, Llanura del Caribe, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.
Morphology General Habit
Liana
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

Bignoniaceae, Sally Bidgood, Bernard Verdcourt, Kaj Vollesen. Cobaeaceae, Bernard Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2006

Morphology General Habit
Climber to 10 m.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves with two leaflets and usually a tendril.
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets obovate, 3.5–10.5 × 2–7 cm, obtuse; pseudostipules leafy, 0.6–4.2 × 0.4–2 cm.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers in basically terminal few-flowered panicles.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 6–10 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla magenta-pink or purple, white in throat with purple-red nectaries (Ruffo reported flowers blue), funnel-shaped, tube ± 6.5 cm long, 1.5–2 cm wide at the throat; lobes ± 3 × 2.5–3 cm.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit linear, flattened, ± 29 × 1 cm.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds ± 3.5 × 0.8 cm including wing.
Figures
Fig. 2.1–2.2, p. 15.
Note
Native of Colombia and Ecuador; has been grown in E Africa, all material seen is from Tanzania: Lushoto District: Amani Nursery, 4 Feb. 1939, Greenway 5856 & Amani, 28 Oct. 1969, Ruffo 273 & 10 Feb. 1971, Furuya 135 & Amani, Bustani, 31 Oct. 1969, Ngoundai 421; Zanzibar, 1927, Toms 9M.
[FTEA]

Uses

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

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