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Bignoniaceae

Bignoniaceae

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Scrophulariales
Family:	Bignoniaceae

Genera

Adenocalymna[?]
Amphilophium[?]
Amphitecna[?]
Anemopaegma[?]
Argylia[?]
Arrabidaea[?]
Astianthus[?]
Barnettia[?]
Bignonia[?]
Callichlamys[?]
Campsidium[?]
Campsis[?]
Catalpa
Catophractes[?]
Ceratophytum[?]
Chilopsis[?]
Clytostoma[?]
Colea[?]
Crescentia[?]
Cuspidaria[?]
Cybistax[?]
Delostoma[?]
Deplanchea[?]
Digomphia[?]
Dinklageodoxa[?]
Distictella[?]
Distictis[?]
Dolichandra[?]
Dolichandrone[?]
Eccremocarpus[?]
Ekmanianthe[?]
Fernandoa[?]
Fridericia[?]
Gardnerodoxa[?]
Glaziova[?]
Godmania[?]
Haplolophium[?]
Haplophragma[?]
Heterophragma[?]
Hieris[?]
Incarvillea[?]
Jacaranda[?]
Kigelia[?]
Lamiodendron[?]
Leucocalantha[?]
Lundia[?]
Macfadyena[?]
Macranthisiphon[?]
Manaosella[?]
Mansoa[?]
Markhamia[?]
Martinella[?]
Melloa[?]
Memora[?]
Millingtonia[?]
Mussatia[?]
Neojobertia[?]
Neosepicaea[?]
Newbouldia[?]
Nyctcalos[?]
Ophiocolea[?]
Oroxylum[?]
Pajanelia[?]
Pandorea[?]
Parabiognonia[?]
Paragonia[?]
Paratecoma[?]
Parmentiera[?]
Pauldopia[?]
Perianthomega[?]
Periarrabidaea[?]
Perichlaena[?]
Phryganocydia[?]
Phyllarthron[?]
Phylloctenium[?]
Piriadacus[?]
Pithecoctenium[?]
Pleionotoma[?]
Podranea[?]
Potamoganos[?]
Pseudocatalpa[?]
Pyrostegia[?]
Radermachera[?]
Rhigozum[?]
Rhodocolea[?]
Roentgenia[?]
Romeroa[?]
Saritaea[?]
Sparattosperma[?]
Spathicalyx[?]
Spathodea[?]
Sphingiphila[?]
Spirotecoma[?]
Stereospermum[?]
Stizophyllum[?]
Tabebuia
Tanaecium[?]
Tecoma[?]
Tecomanthe[?]
Tecomella[?]
Tourrettia[?]
Tynanthus[?]
Urbanolophium[?]
Xylophragma[?]
Zeyheria[?]
Ref: Delta (http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/angio/www/bignonia.htm) 2003-06-17

The Bignoniaceae are a family of trees, shrubs, lianas[?], and a few herbs. Family members are widespread, in both Old World and New World, mostly in the tropics and subtropics[?], but with a number of temperate species as well. The family includes about 650 species in 110 genera.

Notable members:

Catalpa trees (Catalpa)
Tabebuia trees (Tabebuia) - West Indian boxwood, poui, etc
Trumpet vine (Campsis)

External link

Delta info for Bignoniaceae, 2003-06-17 (http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/angio/www/bignonia.htm)

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