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Bignoniaceae FAMILY

Bignonia nocturna

Bignonia nocturna

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

All parts of the plant are rich in cyanogenetic heterosides, which yield hydrocyanic acid[1]. The plant is poisonous for grazing animals[2]. The leaves, and sometimes the pulverized bark, are to stupefy bees in their hive in order to obtain their honey[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitClimber
Growth—

Not known

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Bignonia+nocturna>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Medicinal Plants of the Guianas — DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J. · Smithsonian Museum · http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html ↩︎A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region
  2. [2]Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 60 — Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. · 1973 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Contains parts of the Flora of Panama, including Bignoniaceae.This, and other volumes of the series, are available for download from the Internet.
  3. [3]Fruits of the Guianan Flora — van Roosmalen. M.G.M. · Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. · 1985 · ISBN 90-9000988-4 ↩︎Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat.
  4. [4]Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians, Beni, Bolivia. — Boom B.M. · The New York Botanical Garden; New York. · 1996 · ISBN 0-89327-413-5 ↩︎A small book of 74pp., it gives a brief description of the tribe and their lifestyle plus information on more than 350 species of plants that are used for food, medicines and various commodities.