Pyrostegia venusta (Ker Gawl.) Miers

Kingdom: Plantae (2728)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2642)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2226)

      Order: Lamiales (201)

        Family: Bignoniaceae (20)(family description)

          Genus: Pyrostegia (1)

            Epithet: venusta (Ker Gawl.) Miers (1)

Synonyms: Bignonia ignea Vell., Bignonia tecomiflora Rusby

ignea => fiery-red

tecomiflora => flowers resemble those of the genus Tecomaria

venusta => charming, graceful, pretty, neat

Climate: tropical

Habit: liana, shrub

Flower colour: orange

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