Bignoniaceae FAMILY

Bignonia aequinoctialis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bignonia aequinoctialis is a vigorous, evergreen climbing shrub growing 20 metres or more tall and attaching itself to other plants for support by means of tendrils. The stem can be 8cm in diameter[ 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre and basketry material. A fast-growing, ornamental climbing plant, it can be used as a covering for walls and fences[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama to Mexico; Caribbean - Trinidad to Cuba.

HabitatMoist or wet thickets, at elevations up to 1,400 metres in Guatemala[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].