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Bignoniaceae - Jacaranda family
Bailey, L.H. (1949) Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York.
Diniz, M.A. (1988) Bignoniaceae FZ 8(3)
Description of the family
Climbers (Podranea and Macfadyena), trees or shrubs. Stipules 0, but pseudostipules present in Markhamia. Leaves opposite (rarely in whorls of 3 in Kigelia), usually compound, i.e. 2-pinnate, imparipinnately 1-pinnate or 3-foliolate with the terminal leaflet sometimes (Macfadyena) a tendril or rarely simple. Flowers zygomorphic, often showy. Calyx gamosepalous, usually with 5 teeth or lobes. Corolla gamopetalous, with a tube and 5 lobes.Stamens usually 4, didynamous, with 1 staminode. Ovary superior, 2-locular. Style 1, terminal. Fruit usually a dehiscent capsule (often elongated) except in Kigelia which has indehiscent fruits. Seeds numerous, winged, except in Kigelia. Worldwide: 109 genera and 750 species, mainly tropical, especially South America. |
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More sample images from the Bignoniaceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)
Links to genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Dolichandrone (Fenzl) Seem. | |
| Fernandoa Welw. ex Seem. | Description |
| Kigelia DC. | Description, Image |
| Markhamia Seem. ex Baill. | Description, Image |
| Podranea Sprague | Description |
| Rhigozum Burch. | Description, Image |
| Spathodea P. Beauv. | Description, Image |
| Stereospermum Cham. | Description, Image |
| Tecomaria (Endl.) Spach | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Bignoniaceae:
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Bignoniaceae pageFlora of Zimbabwe: Bignoniaceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Bignoniaceae
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