Podranea

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Podranea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Tribe: Tecomeae
Genus: Podranea
Sprague
Species

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Podranea is a genus of one or two species of African flowering vines in the family Bignoniaceae.

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]

Species

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]

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Starr-010423-0027-Podranea ricasoliana-flowers-Kula-Maui (24532374265).jpg Podranea brycei (N.E.Br.) Sprague (Zimbabwe creeper, [4] or Queen of Sheba)Africa
Zimbabwe Creeper Podranea brycei 3926.jpg Podranea ricasoliana (Tanfani) Sprague (Port St Johns creeper, Port St Johns klimop, pink trumpet vine) [4] Africa

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References

  1. 1 2 "Podranea Sprague | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN   978-3-946292-41-8 . Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  3. "Podranea brycei". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Christien Malan & Alice Notten. "Podranea ricasoliana (Tanf.) Sprague". PlantZAfrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute.
  5. "Podranea — the Plant List".