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Astianthus
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Astianthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Bignoniaceae family.[2] The sole species is Astianthus viminalis.[3] It is known by the common names achuchil in Mexico and chilca in Guatemala and Honduras.[4]
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Astianthus viminalis in Michoacán, Mexico | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Bignoniaceae |
Genus: | Astianthus D.Don |
Species: | A. viminalis |
Binomial name | |
Astianthus viminalis | |
Synonyms | |
Astianthus longifolius D.Don |
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Astianthus is native to Mesoamerica, from southern Mexico to Nicaragua.[4] It is a shrub, or if larger, a tree of varying height, occurring mostly along streambanks from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) in elevation.[4] Its leaves are unusually long and slender, resembling those of a willow, possibly because it is a rheophyte.[citation needed]