[FZ]
Bignoniaceae, M. A. Diniz. Flora Zambesiaca 8:3. 1988
- Morphology General Habit
- Trees and shrubs, sometimes straggling (sometimes climbers, very rarely herbaceous), mostly unarmed, not lactiferous
- Morphology Leaves Stipules
- Stipules absent, rarely with pseudostipules (external scales of axillary shoots) well developed, sometimes foliacepus
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves usually opposite, rarely verticillate or alternate, imparipinnate or bipinnate (not in Flora Zambesiaca area), 1-jugate or simple, sometimes the terminal leaflet replaced by a tendril (not in Flora Zambesiaca area)
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers zygomorphic, usually showy and in several-flowered terminal or axillary panicles or racemes, sometimes reduced to a fascicle or solitary flower
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx gamosepalous of various shapes, usually 5-dentate or -lobed or almost truncate or spathaceously split
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla gamopetalous bilabiate or not, with a conspicuous campanulate, infundibuliform or tubular tube and 5-lobed, limb usually imbricate in aestivation
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium
- Stamens epipetalous, usually 4, didynamous with l posticous staminode, not so often 5 equal stamens, very rarely 2 (not in Flora Zambesiaca area) adnate to the corolla tube, included or exserted; filaments slender, often dilated at the base; anthers 2-thecous, rarely l-thecous (not in Flora Zambesiaca area), usually widely divergent or divaricate, dehiscing longitudinally
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Nectaries
- Disk hypogynous, nectariferous, annual or tubular, sometimes absent
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium
- Ovary superior, syncarpus 2-carpellary, typically bilocular with axile placentation or unilocular and with parietal placencation (Kigelia); ovules numerous in each locule, anatropous; style 1, terminal with bilamellate stigma
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit usually capsular, dehiscing by 2 loculicidal or septicidal valves, perpendicular or parallel to the septum, or fleshy and indehiscent (Kigelia)
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds numerous, compressed and winged in the species with capsular fruits, wingless seeds in the species with fleshy fruits, without endosperm; embryo usually flat; cotyledons flattened, rarely folded, foliaceous
[FWTA]
Bignoniaceae, H. Heine. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2. 1963
- Morphology General Habit
- Trees or shrubs, sometimes scandent, very rarely herbs
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite, rarely alternate, mostly compound, digitate or pinnate, sometimes the terminal leaflet tendril-like (but not in the native genera of W.Africa); stipules absent, pseudostipules present in some genera
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers often showy, hermaphrodite, more or less zygomorphic
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx campanulate, closed or open in bud, truncate or 5-toothed, sometimes spathaceous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla with 5 imbricate lobes sometimes forming 2 lips, the upper of 2, the lower of 3 lobes
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium
- Anthers connivent in pairs or rarely free, 2-celled, opening lengthwise; staminode representing the fifth stamen often short, sometimes absent, often 3 present when only two stamens Stamens alternate with the corolla-lobes, only 4 or 2 perfect
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Nectaries
- Disk usually present
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium
- Ovary superior, 2-celled with 2 placentas in each cell or 1-celled with parietal bifid placentas Style terminal, 2-lipped; ovules numerous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit capsular or fleshy and indehiscent
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds often winged, without endosperm; embryo straight
[FTEA]
Bignoniaceae, Sally Bidgood, Bernard Verdcourt, Kaj Vollesen. Cobaeaceae, Bernard Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2006
- Morphology General Habit
- Trees, shrubs or woody climbers, rarely (not native in Flora area) perennial or shrubby herbs.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite, pinnate, bipinnate, digitately 2–3-foliolate or (not native in Flora area) simple, terminal leaflet sometimes replaced by a tendril.
- Morphology Leaves Stipules
- Stipules absent but pseudostipules often developed and sometimes foliaceous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers large and showy, bisexual, in several to many-flowered terminal or axillary racemes or panicles, or in fascicles, or solitary on dwarf shoots.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx gamosepalous, 5-toothed or -lobed to almost truncate or splitting spathaceously.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla gamopetalous, from almost symmetric to strongly bilaterally symmetrical; tube campanulate to infundibuliform or cylindrical; limb 5-lobed.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 4, didynamous or (more rarely) subequal, adnate to the corolla tube, included or exserted, staminode often present.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers
- Anthers 2-thecous (rarely 1-thecous), usually divergent, dehiscing longitudinally.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Disc
- Disk usually conspicuous, annular or tubular.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary superior, 2-carpellate, 2-locular with axile placentation or ( Kigelia) unilocular with parietal placentation.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary Ovules
- Ovules numerous in each locule.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Style one, terminal.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Stigma
- Stigma bilobed.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit a capsule, dehiscing by 2 loculicidal or septicidal valves, perpendicular or parallel to the septum, or ( Kigelia) fleshy and indehiscent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds numerous, compressed and winged in species with capsular fruits, wingless in species with indehiscent fruits.
- Adenocalymma Mart. ex Meisn.
- Amphilophium Kunth
- Amphitecna Miers
- Anemopaegma Mart. ex Meisn.
- Argylia D.Don
- Astianthus D.Don
- Bignonia L.
- Callichlamys Miq.
- Campsidium Seem.
- Campsis Lour.
- Catalpa Scop.
- Catophractes D.Don
- Chilopsis D.Don
- Colea Bojer ex Meisn.
- Crescentia L.
- Cuspidaria DC.
- Cybistax Mart. ex Meisn.
- Delostoma D.Don
- Deplanchea Vieill.
- Dinklageodoxa Heine & Sandwith
- Dolichandra Cham.
- Dolichandrone (Fenzl) Seem.
- Eccremocarpus Ruiz & Pav.
- Ekmanianthe Urb.
- Fernandoa Welw. ex Seem.
- Fridericia Mart.
- Godmania Hemsl.
- Handroanthus Mattos
- Heterophragma DC.
- Hieris Steenis
- Incarvillea Juss.
- Jacaranda Juss.
- Kigelia DC.
- Lamiodendron Steenis
- Lundia DC.
- Manaosella J.C.Gomes
- Mansoa DC.
- Markhamia Seem. ex Baill.
- Martinella Baill.
- Mayodendron Kurz
- Millingtonia L.f.
- Neosepicaea Diels
- Newbouldia Seem. ex Bureau
- Nyctocalos Teijsm. & Binn.
- Oroxylum Vent.
- Pachyptera DC. ex Meisn.
- Pajanelia DC.
- Pandorea Spach
- Paratecoma Kuhlm.
- Parmentiera DC.
- Pauldopia Steenis
- Perianthomega Bureau ex Baill.
- Perichlaena Baill.
- Phyllarthron DC.
- Phylloctenium Baill.
- Pleonotoma Miers
- Podranea Sprague
- Pyrostegia C.Presl
- Radermachera Zoll. & Moritzi
- Rhigozum Burch.
- Rhodocolea Baill.
- Romeroa Dugand
- Roseodendron Miranda
- Santisukia Brummitt
- Sparattosperma Mart. ex Meisn.
- Spathodea P.Beauv.
- Spirotecoma (Baill.) Dalla Torre & Harms
- Stereospermum Cham.
- Stizophyllum Miers
- Tabebuia Gomes ex DC.
- Tanaecium Sw.
- Tecoma Juss.
- Tecomanthe Baill.
- Tecomaria Spach
- Tecomella Seem.
- Tourrettia Foug.
- Tynanthus Miers
- Xylophragma Sprague
- Zeyheria Mart.
Bignoniaceae Juss. appears in other Kew resources:
First published in Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 137. 1789 [4 Aug 1789] (1789)
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