Catalpa Scop. [Not native, not naturalized]

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1. Catalpa longissima (Jacq.) Dum.-Cours., Bot. Cult. 2 (1802) 190; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 182; --Bignonia longissima Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl. (1760) 25. Photos

Crescentia L. [Not native, not naturalized]

1. Crescentia alata Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 3 (1818) 158; --Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 430; EPFP 3 (1923) 447; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 182. Photos
2. Crescentia cujete L., Sp. Pl. (1753) 626; --Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 430; EPFP 3 (1923) 447; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 182. Photos

Dolichandra Cham. [Not native]

1. Dolichandra unguis-cati (L.) L.G.Lohmann, Nuevo Cat. Fl. Vasc. Venezuela (2008) 273; --Macfadyena unguis-cati (L.) A.H.Gentry, Brittonia 25 (1973) 236; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 183; --Bignonia unguis-cati L., Sp. Pl. (1753) 623. Native to Central and South America and Carribean. LUZON. Introduced and invasive on Mt. Banahaw and Mt. Makiling. Photos

Dolichandrone Fenzl

1. Dolichandrone spathacea (L.f.) K.Schum., Fl. Kaiser Wilhelms Land (1889) 123; --Merr., Fl.  Manila (1912) 429; EPFP 3 (1923) 444; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 142; --Bignonia spathacea L.f., Suppl. Pl. (1782) 283. Throughout tropical SE Asia and Malasia, eastward to Solomon Isls, Vanuatu, Micronesia and New Caledonia. Widespread in the Philippines. Confined to back mangrove and banks of tidal streams and estuaries. Photos

Fridericia Mart. [Not native, not naturalized]

1. Fridericia mollissima (Kunth) L.G.Lohmann, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99 (2014) 440; --Arrabidaea mollissima (Kunth) Bureau & K.Schum., Fl. Bras. 8, 2 (1896) 46; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 182; --Bignonia mollissima Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 3 (1818) 133. Mexico to Venezuela.

Handroanthus Mattos [Not native, not naturalized]

1. Handroanthus chrysanthus (Jacq.) S.O.Grose, Syst. Bot. 32 (2007) 664; --Tabebuia chrysantha (Jacq.) Nichols, Dict. Gard. 4 (1881) 1; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 185; --Bignonia chrysantha Jacq., Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 2 (1797) 45. Central and South America.

Jacaranda Juss. [Not native, not naturalized]

1. Jacaranda mimosifolia D.Don, Bot. Reg. 8 (1822) t. 631; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977). --Jacaranda ovalifolia R.Br., in Curtis’ Bot. Mag. (1822) t. 2327; --Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 427; EPFP 3 (1923) 444. Photos

Kigelia DC. [Not native, not naturalized]

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1. Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. in Hook., Niger Fl. (1849) 463; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 183; --Bignonia africana Lam., Encycl. 1 (1785) 424.

Mansoa DC. [Not native, not naturalized]

1. Mansoa hymenaea (DC.) A.H.Gentry, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 66 (1980) 782; --Pachyptera hymenaea (DC.) A.H.Gentry, Brittonia 25 (1973) 236; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 183; --Bignonia hymenaea DC., Prodr. 9 (1845) 158. Photos

Nyctocalos Teijsm. & Binn.

1. Nyctocalos cuspidatum (Blume) Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat. 3 (1867) 249; --Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 443; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 123; --Tecoma cuspidata Blume, Rumphia 4 (1849) 35. India (Assam), Philippines, Sulawesi. CEBU, LUZON, POLILLO, PALAWAN, BILIRAN, BASILAN, MINDANAO. Lowland rainforests. Photos

Oroxylum Vent.

1. Oroxylum indicum (L.) Vent., Dec. Gen. Nov. (1808) 8; --Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 428; EPFP 3 (1923) 444; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 128; --Bignonia indica L., Sp. Pl. (1753) 625. From Sri Lanka, the Deccan and Himalayas, S China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou) through SE Asia and Malesia eastwards to the Philippines, Sulawesi and Timor. N LUZON (Cagayan) to PALAWAN and MINDANAO, in most or all islands and provinces. A characteristic, short-lived nomad tree, nowhere gregarious, never in mature rainforest but always in openings, secondary growths and thickets, rather indifferent to climate and soils, at low to medium elevation below 1000m. Photos

Pachyptera DC. ex Meissn. = Mansoa

Parmentiera DC. [Not native, not naturalized]

1. Parmentiera aculeata Seem., Bot. Voy. Herald (1854) 183; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 184. --Parmentiera cerifera Seem. in Hook., J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3 (1851) 302; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 184. Photos

Podranea Sprague [Not native, not naturalized]

1. Podranea ricasoliana (Tanfani) Sprague, Fl. Cap. 4, 2 (1904) 450; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 184; --Tecoma ricasoliana Tanfani, Bull. Soc. Tosc. Ortic. 17 (1887) t. 1-2. Photos

Pyrostegia C.Presl. [Not native, not naturalized]

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1. Pyrostegia venusta (Ker Gawl.) Miers, Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. Lond. 3 (1863) 188; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 184; --Bignonia venusta Ker Gawl., Bot. Reg. 3 (1801) t. 249. Photos

Radermachera Zoll. & Moritzi

1. Radermachera coriacea Merr., PJS 3 c (1908) Bot. 333; EPFP 3 (1923) 445; --Batuyong et al., Biodiversitas 21 (2020) 3973. Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Aurora, Ilocos Norte, Isabela. Ultramafic forests, usually near the coast. Conservation status: Vulnerable (DAO 2017-11). Photos
2. Radermachera gigantea (Blume) Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat. 3 (1867) 250; --Steenis, Fl.  Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 155; --Spathodea gigantea Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. (1826) 761. --Radermachera biternata Merr., PJS 1 (1906) Suppl. 238; EPFP 3 (1923) 445. --Radermachera elliptica Merr., PJS 3 c (1908) Bot. 334; EPFP 3 (1923) 445. --Radermachera elmeri Merr., Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philipp.) 29 (1905) 48; EPFP 3 (1923) 445. --Radermachera fragrans Elmer, LPB 7 (1915) 2561; --Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 446. --Radermachera palawanensis Merr., PJS 3 c (1908) Bot. 336; EPFP 3 (1923) 446. --Radermachera sibuyanensis Elmer, LPB 4 (1912) 1485; --Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 447. India (Assam), Myanmar (Manipur, Tavoy), Sumatra, W to E Java (common in C and E parts), Lesser Sunda Isls (Bali, Sumbawa, Flores, Alor), Bawean I, SE Borneo, Philippines. Primary and secondary forests, in various soil types including ultramafic-derived, also in areas subject to a dry monsoon, from the lowland up to c. 1600m. Not rarely a pioneer in secondary forest, cuttings sometimes used for strengthening terracing on unstable slopes. Early flowering and fruiting as a shrub. Photos
3. Radermachera glandulosa (Blume) Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3 (1867) 250; --Spathodea glandulosa Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. (1826) 762. India to S China and W and C Malesia, Philippines.
4. Radermachera quadripinnata (Blanco) Seem., J. Bot. 8 (1870) 147, as ‘quadripinna’; --Turner, Phytotaxa 71 (2012) 34; --Millingtonia quadripinnata Blanco, Fl. Filip. (1837) 501; --Type: Cuming 1182 (K, neo; CGE, K, MO, P, iso), Luzon: Albay. --Millingtonia pinnata Blanco, Fl. Filip. (1837) 501, nom. illeg., auct. non Roxb.; --Radermachera pinnata Seem., J. Bot. 8 (1870) 147; --Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 446; --Merr., PJS 3 c (1908) Bot. 337; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 153; --Type: Merrill Species Blancoanae 834 (leg. M. Ramos) (A, neo; BO, GH, K, L, MO, US, iso), Luzon: Rizal, Bosoboso, 9-Mar-1915. --Radermachera pinnata var. glabra (Seem.) Blanco, PJS 3 (1908) 337. Photos
   
   • ssp. quadripinnata. --Radermachera acuminata Merr., PJS 3 c (1908) Bot. 335; EPFP 3 (1923) 445. --Radermachera brachybotrys Merr., PJS 26 (1925) 489; EPFP 4 (1925) 251; --Type: BS 41688 Edaño, Leyte. --Radermachera fenicis Merr., PJS 3 c (1908) Bot. 335; EPFP 3 (1923) 446. --Radermachera mindorensis Merr., PJS 3 c (1908) Bot. 338; EPFP 3 (1923) 446. --Radermachera whitfordii Merr., PJS 7 c (1912) Bot. 352; EPFP 3 (1923) 447. Sulawesi (including Muna Is), Moluccas (Sula Isls), Philippines. LUZON (Cagayan to Bicol Peninsula), MINDORO, NEGROS, BILIRAN, LEYTE, SAMAR, CAMIGUIN, MINDANAO. Lowland secondary and primary forests, along streams, up to 600m. Common.
   • ssp. lobbii (Teijsm. & Binn.) I.M.Turner, Reinwardtia 16 (2017) 47; --Spathodea lobbii Teijsm. & Binn., Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned. Ind. 25 (1863) 413; --Type: from Singapore. --Radermachera quadripinnata ssp. acuminata (Steenis) I.M.Turner, Phytotaxa 71 (2012) 34; --Radermachera pinnata ssp. acuminata (Steenis) Steenis, Blumea 23 (1976) 129; Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 154; --Radermachera lobbii Miq. subsp. acuminata Steenis, Bull. Jard. Bot. Btzg. III, 10 (1928) 247; --Type: from Indonesia. S Peninsular Thailand, Sumatra, Banka, Mentawai Isls, Siberut, Simalur, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, SW Philippines. CULION, PALAWAN. Low elevation open grasslands in Palawan and Culion.

Spathodea P.Beauv. [Not native]

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1. Spathodea campanulata P.Beauv., Fl. Oware Benin 1 (1804) 47; --Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 429;  EPFP 3 (1923) 447; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 185. Native of tropical Africa. Photos

Tabebuia Gomes ex DC. [Not native, not naturalized]

Edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 8 July 2017

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1. Tabebuia rosea (Bertol.) Bertero ex A.DC., Prodr. 9 (1845) 215; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 185; --Tecoma rosea Bertol., Novi Comment. Acad. Sci. Inst. Bononiensis 4 (1840) 425. Photos

Tecoma Juss. [Not native]

1. Tecoma capensis (Thunb.) Lindl., Bot. Reg. 13 (1828) t. 1117; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 185; --Bignonia capensis Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap. (1794) 105. Not naturalized. Photos
2. Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3 (1819) 144; --Merr., Fl. Manila (1912)  428; --Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 8 (1977) 135; --Stenolobium stans (L.) D.Don, Edinburgh Philos. J. (1823) 88; --Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 444; --Bignonia stans L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2 (1763) 871. Cultivated as an ornamental, scarcely naturalized. Invasive species (CABI 2017). Photos

Literature

Turner, IM. 2012. The correct name of Radermachera pinnata (Bignoniaceae). Phytotaxa 71: 34-35

Turner, IM. 2017. A new combination for a subspecies of Radermachera quadripinnata (Bignoniaceae). Reinwardtia 16: 47-48

Pelser, P.B., J.F. Barcelona & D.L. Nickrent (eds.). 2011 onwards. Co's Digital Flora of the Philippines. www.philippineplants.org

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