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Bignoniaceae

not marked as a favorite taxon *Bignoniaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Common name: Bignonia Family.

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A family of about 110 genera and 800 species, trees, shrubs, and lianas, mainly tropical and especially of South America. The monophyly of the Bignoniaceae (excluding Paulownia) has now been confirmed many times (Spangler & Olmstead 1999; Olmstead et al. 2009; etc.).

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References: Fischer, Theisen, & Lohmann In Kubitzki et al. (2004); Gentry (1992); Krings & Braham (2004); Lohmann & Taylor (2014); Manning (2000); Olmstead et al. (2009); Spangler & Olmstead (1999). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Bignoniaceae© Richard & Teresa Ware | Catalpa CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
image #2 of Bignoniaceae© Richard & Teresa Ware | Campsis CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Bignoniaceae© Keith Bradley | Campsis | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Bignoniaceae© Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas Goldman | Handroanthus chrysotrichus source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Bignoniaceae© LeeAnn Latremouille, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by LeeAnn Latremouille | Crescentia cujete source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Bignoniaceae© Joey Shaw | Spathodea source
image #7 of Bignoniaceae© Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Fabrício Mil Homens Riella | Amphilophium crucigerum source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Bignoniaceae© Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Greg Tasney | Handroanthus chrysotrichus source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Bignoniaceae© Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Thomas Mesaglio | Radermachera sinica source | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Bignoniaceae© Paul Marcum | Catalpa source
image #11 of Bignoniaceae© Jay Horn | Tecoma source | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Bignoniaceae© Keith Bradley | Tabebuia heterophylla
image #13 of Bignoniaceae© ritirene, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by ritirene | Amphitecna latifolia source | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Bignoniaceae© ritirene, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by ritirene | Bignonia aequinoctialis source | Original Image ⭷
image #15 of Bignoniaceae© Keith Bradley | Tabebuia heterophylla | Original Image ⭷
image #16 of Bignoniaceae© Paul Marcum | Tecoma source
image #17 of Bignoniaceae© Richard & Teresa Ware | Catalpa CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
image #18 of Bignoniaceae© Richard & Teresa Ware | Catalpa CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷

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