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Top: Science: Biology: Flora_and_Fauna: Plantae: Magnoliophyta: Magnoliopsida: Bignoniaceae

This family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs, including a number of vigorous climbers, comprises 120 genera and 650 species. The leaves are generally compound and paired and the large, ornamental flowers are usually tubular, flaring out into gaping mouths. The trees are much planted in tropical countries as ornamentals, and some of the climbing species grown under glass in cooler regions.

Arrabidaea

Genus of plants in the Bignoniaceae family.

Campsis

Genus of shrubby vines in the Bignoniaceae family

Incarvillea

Genus of plants in the Bignoniaceae family.

Mansoa

Genus of vines in the Bignoniaceae family.

Neomacfadya

Genus of plants in the Bignoniaceae family.

Tynanthus

Genus of woody vines in the Bignoniaceae family.

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