Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Bignoniaceae | Genus: Pyrostegia | Species: Pyrostegia venusta (Ker Gawl.) |
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| Synonym | Bignonia tecomifloraRusby, Jacaranda echinata Spreng.,Pyrostegia dichotomaMiers ex K.Schum. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Flame vine, flaming trumpet, golden showers, orange trumpet vine | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Golden showers, flame vine. | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Sankrant Vel | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 2000 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruits slender dry capsules. |
| Habitat | Rocky places, well-drained soils in sunny places, forests in seasonally dry areas. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Brazil, Bolivia, north-eastern Argentina and Paraguay, eastern Australia, eastern Africa, Florida. | Bark Details | Smooth and brown in colour |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sector 41 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Leaves compound with two or three 2-3 oval leaflets which arranged in pairs opposite each other on the stem; often, the center leaflet is modified into a tendril. | Leaf Details | Leaves compound with two or three 2-3 oval leaflets which arranged in pairs opposite each other on the stem; often, the center leaflet is modified into a tendril |
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