Biology:Tecomanthe
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Tecomanthe | |
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| Tecomanthe speciosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Tribe: | Tecomeae |
| Genus: | Tecomanthe Baill. |
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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
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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 elevation, and will grow in warm temperate conditions. It 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. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=283866.
- ↑ 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. https://bioone.org/journals/Australian-Systematic-Botany/volume-31/issue-5-6/SB18031/iTecomanthe-burungui-Bignoniaceae-a-new-species-from-northern-Queensland/10.1071/SB18031.full.
- St Andrews Botanic Garden, Plant of the month: Tecomanthe dendrophylla. Accessed 26 July 2013.
Wikidata ☰ Q7692778 entry
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