Podranea ricasoliana
Podranea ricasoliana | |
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Flowers and foliage | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Bignoniaceae |
Genus: | Podranea |
Species: | P. ricasoliana
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Binomial name | |
Podranea ricasoliana | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Podranea ricasoliana, called the pink trumpet vine, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Podranea, native to South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, and introduced in Algeria, Spain, the Canary Islands, Saint Helena, Hawaii, Bolivia, Central America, Mexico and many Caribbean islands.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
Weed potential[]
The species is considered to be a weed in Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii. Its vigorous habit and dense masses of foliage and branches tend to smother surrounding vegetation.[4][5]
Close-up of flower
Leaves
Trained as a shrub
Overgrowth in Hawaii
References[]
- ^ W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(2): 450 (1904)
- ^ a b "Podranea ricasoliana (Tanfani) Sprague". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Podranea ricasoliana pink trumpet vine". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ Lee, K. L.; Singhurst, Jason R.; Holmes, Walter C. (2016-05-31). "Podranea ricasoliana (Bignoniaceae) adventive in Texas" (PDF). Phytoneuron. ISSN 2153-733X. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ "Podranea ricasoliana (Pink Trumpet Vine)". Citizen Science Hub. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
Categories:
- Bignoniaceae
- Plants described in 1904