Tecomanthe
Appearance
Tecomanthe | |
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Tecomanthe speciosa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Bignoniaceae |
Tribe: | Tecomeae |
Genus: | Tecomanthe Baill. |
Species | |
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Tecomanthe is a genus of 5 species of tropical or subtropical forest lianes in the family Bignoniaceae. They have attractive trumpet-like flowers and glossy leaves. They are native to Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and the Solomon Islands.
Species
Image | Name | Description | Distribution |
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Tecomanthe burungu (Roaring Meg Creek trumpet vine or pink trumpet vine) | a newly described species in 2018 | Queensland.[1][2] | |
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Tecomanthe dendrophila (or T. venusta) | The 11 cm flowers are pink and creamy-yellow, ageing to a uniform magenta-pink. | grows in the Moluccas, throughout New Guinea, and east into New Britain and the Solomon Islands. |
Tecomanthe hillii | pink flowers | eastern Queensland. | |
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Tecomanthe speciosa | Extremely rare, being only one plant exists in the wild, T. speciosa is now in cultivation, and is a rampant woody vine with cream flowers. It will grow in warm temperate climates, but is very sensitive to frost. | endemic to the Three Kings Islands off northern New Zealand |
Tecomanthe ternatensis | White flowers that turn pink as they age. | Its natural range is from the Moluccas east to northwest New Guinea. | |
Tecomanthe volubilis | [It grows in mossy forests at altitude, and will grow in warm temperate conditions and has rose-pink flowers. | endemic to New Guinea |
References
- ^ "Tecomanthe sp. Roaring Meg". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ Ford, A. J.; Zich, F. A. (December 2018). "Tecomanthe burungu (Bignoniaceae), a new species from northern Queensland". Australian Systematic Botany. 31 (5–6): 481–486. doi:10.1071/SB18031. ISSN 1030-1887.
- St Andrews Botanic Garden, Plant of the month: Tecomanthe dendrophylla. Accessed 26 July 2013.