Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Lamiales Bromhead
Family
Bignoniaceae
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Tecomanthe Baill., Hist. Pl. 41 (1888)
 Description

Infls short, axillary, mostly on old wood above lf-scars. Calyx campanulate to suburceolate, ± lobed; corolla-tube ± funnelform with large unequal lobes. Fifth stamen us. rudimentary. Ovary cylindric, flattened or subquadrangular, 2-locular, each loculus with 2 placentae. Capsule loculicidally dehiscent with 2 coriac. boat-shaped valves. Seeds winged. Woody lianes with 1–5-jugate glab. lvs.

[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
Number of species in New Zealand within Tecomanthe Baill.
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Endemic)1
Total1
 Bibliography
Baillion, H.E. 1888: Histoire des Plantes. Edition 10. Libraire Hachette & Co., Paris.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.