Woody
liana; leaves opposite, compound, with 2 or 3 glabrous leaflets;
flowers numerous in large panicles, pinkish purple, with white
lines entering the throat; corolla generally less than 2 cm long,
covered with fine hairs (puberulent).return to: checklist; keys; family Bignoniaceae
Woody
liana; leaves opposite, compound, with 2 or 3 glabrous leaflets;
flowers numerous in large panicles, pinkish purple, with white
lines entering the throat; corolla generally less than 2 cm long,
covered with fine hairs (puberulent).
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Arrabidaea podopogon is similar, but has fewer flowers per infloresecnce and the individual flowers are larger, generally more than 3 cm long.
Standley (1930) quotes Schott's statement that the long viney stems are used for binding in the construction of thatched roofs.
