Pandorea
| Pandorea | |
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| Pandorea jasminoides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Tribe: | Tecomeae |
| Genus: | Pandorea Spach |
| Species | |
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Pandorea is a genus of 6 species, of woody climbing vines and creepers in the family Bignoniaceae. They are native to Malesia, Australia and New Caledonia.
Popular varieties
The two most widely cultivated varieties mainly for their showy flowers and clean attractive leaves are the Australian species P. jasminoides (Bower Vine), and P. pandorana (Wonga Vine). All of the plants in Pandorea are subtropical to tropical and are frost-tender.
Selected species
- Pandorea baileyana (Maiden & R.T.Baker) Steenis
- Pandorea doratoxylon (J.M.Black) J.M.Black
- Pandorea jasminoides (Lindl.) K.Schum.
- Pandorea nervosa Steenis
- Pandorea pandorana (Andrews) Steenis[1]
- Pandorea pandorana subsp. austrocaledonica (Bureau) P.S.Green
References
- ↑ "Pandorea". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
External links
Media related to Pandorea at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Pandorea at Wikispecies
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