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Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Podranea is a genus of one or two species of African flowering vines in the family Bignoniaceae.
Podranea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Bignoniaceae |
Tribe: | Tecomeae |
Genus: | Podranea Sprague |
Species | |
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The native range of this genus is southern tropical Africa and southern Africa. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.[1]
The genus name of Podranea is derived from anagram of Pandorea. As the genus was separated out from the other Bignoniaceae genus.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Thomas Archibald Sprague in Fl. Cap. (Harvey) vol.4 (2.3) on page 449 in 1904.[1]
Podranea brycei is sometimes considered to be a synonym of Podranea ricasoliana,[3][4] one of the two species in the genus. The Plant List accepts two species:[5]
Image | Name | Distribution |
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Podranea brycei (N.E.Br.) Sprague (Zimbabwe creeper,[4] or Queen of Sheba) | Africa | |
Podranea ricasoliana (Tanfani) Sprague (Port St Johns creeper, Port St Johns klimop, pink trumpet vine)[4] | Africa | |
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