Biology:Pyrostegia venusta

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Pyrostegia venusta
Pyrostegia venusta3.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Pyrostegia
Species:
P. venusta
Binomial name
Pyrostegia venusta
(Ker Gawl.)Miers
Synonyms[1]
  • Bignonia ignea Vell.
  • Bignonia tecomiflora Rusby
  • Bignonia tubulosa Klotzsch
  • Bignonia venusta Ker Gawl.
  • Jacaranda echinata Spreng.
  • Pyrostegia amabilis Miers nom. inval.
  • Pyrostegia dichotoma Miers ex K.Schum.
  • Pyrostegia ignea (Vell.) C.Presl
  • Pyrostegia ornata Miers nom. inval.
  • Pyrostegia pallida Miers nom. inval.
  • Pyrostegia parvifolia Miers nom. inval.
  • Pyrostegia puberula Miers nom. inval.
  • Pyrostegia reticulata Miers nom. inval.
  • Pyrostegia tecomiflora (Rusby) K.Schum. ex Urb.
  • Pyrostegia tubulosa (Klotzsch) Bureau & K.Schum.
  • Tecoma venusta (Ker Gawl.) Lem.
  • Tynanthus igneus (Vell.) Barb.Rodr.
Pyrostegia venusta - Habitus. January 2020. Location: Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, SW China
Habit

Pyrostegia venusta, also commonly known as flamevine[2] or orange trumpet vine,[3] is a plant species of the genus Pyrostegia of the family Bignoniaceae originally native to southern Brazil , Bolivia, northeastern Argentina and Paraguay; today, it is also a widely cultivated garden species.[3][4]

Description

It is an evergreen, vigorously-growing climber, capable of reaching 5 m in height. The foliage is made up of opposite, pinnate leaves with two or three, 4 to 8 cm leaflets,, and a 3-branched tendril, which all arise together from the end of the leaf petiole.[5]

The orange flowers, which appear from winter to spring, are 5 to 9 cm long and densely clustered. They are pollinated by hummingbirds. The fruits are smooth, 3 cm long brown capsules.

Cultivation

The plant is sensitive to cold winds and prefers sunny, sheltered locations. Its frost hardiness USDA zones are 9 to 11. It is resistant to soil salinity.

The plant has forked tendrils, which will cling to any rough surface, including brick walls. It can be grown from semi-hardwood cuttings taken in summer, autumn or winter.

It is naturalised in eastern Australia, eastern Africa and in the southeastern United States.[6]

Taxonomic history

The species was first described by John Miers in 1863.

Etymology

Venusta means 'beautiful', 'charming', or 'graceful'.[7] "Pyrostegia" is from the Greek pyros 'fire', relating to the colour of the flowers and the shape of the upper lip, and stegia 'covering'. When the flowers cover a building, it may appear to be on fire.

Covering a fence

References

  1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-317830, retrieved 8 September 2016 
  2. "Pyrostegia venusta". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PYVE2. Retrieved 16 October 2015. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Pyrostegia venusta | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?402034 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 7 October 2006 }}
  4. Proceedings of the Royal Horticultural Society of London 3:188. 1863
  5. Orange Trumpet Creeper by Burke's Backyard
  6. Pyrostegia venusta by Weeds of Australia - Biosecurity Queensland Edition
  7. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN:9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN:9780521685535 (paperback). pp 322, 399

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3142937 entry