MACFADYENA UNGUIS-CATI

This member of the Bignoniaceae family was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, and later named by Alwyn Howard Gentry in 1973. It is found in central and southern America. It has later been spread to similar climates i.e. Australia. It preferring a well drained and rich soil, lots of water and some to lots of sun. The tubers will grow up to three centimetres in diameter, the vines can reach 15 meters or more. The flowers are bright yellow, and the plant can be reproduced both by seeds, cuttings and tubers. The genera is named after James Macfadyen, 19th century Scottish botanist in Jamaica. The species name means 'cat's claw'. Synnyms: Bignonia acutistipula Schltdl. Bignonia californica Brandegee Bignonia catharinensis Schenck Bignonia dasyonyx S.F.Blake Bignonia exoleta Vell. Bignonia gracilis G.Lodd. Bignonia inflata Griseb. Bignonia lanuginosa Hemsl. Bignonia pseudounguis Desf. Bignonia rodigasiana L.Linden Bignonia triantha DC. Bignonia tweedieana Lindl. Bignonia unguis L. Bignonia unguis-cati L. Bignonia unguis-cati var. exoleta (Vell.) Sprague Bignonia unguis-cati var. guatemalensis K.Schum. & Loes. Bignonia unguis-cati var. radicans DC. Bignonia unguis-cati var. serrata Bureau & K.Schum. Bignonia vespertilia Barb.Rodr. Dolichandra kohautiana C.Presl Doxantha acutistipula (Schltdl.) Miers Doxantha adunca Miers Doxantha chelephora Miers Doxantha dasyonyx (S.F.Blake) S.F.Blake Doxantha exoleta (Vell.) Miers Doxantha lanuginosa (Hemsl.) Miers Doxantha mexicana Miers Doxantha praesignis Miers Doxantha radicans (DC.) Miers Doxantha tenuicula Miers Doxantha torquata Miers Doxantha tweedieana (Lindl.) Miers Doxantha unguis var. microphylla Chodat Doxantha unguis-cati var. dasyonyx (S.F.Blake) Seibert Doxantha unguis-cati var. exoleta (Vell.) Fabris Macfadyena undulata K.Schum. Microbignonia auristellae Kraenzl. Spathodea kohautiana (C.Presl) Walp.