Catalpa Scop. [Cultivated, 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. [Cultivated, 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. C & S America, Caribbean. 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. Andaman Isls, Bangladesh, Bismarck Arch, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Java, Laos, Lesser Sunda Isls, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Isls, Australia, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand, Vietnam, Solomon Isls, Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, Philippines. Widespread in the Philippines. Confined to back mangrove and banks of tidal streams and estuaries. Photos

Fridericia Mart. [Cultivated, 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. America.

Handroanthus Mattos [Cultivated, 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. C & S America.

Jacaranda Juss. [Cultivated, 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. [Cultivated, 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. [Cultivated, 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. Andaman Isls, India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Java, Laos, Lesser Sunda Isls, Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand, Vietnam. LUZON: Cagayan, PALAWAN, MINDANAO. 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. [Cultivated, 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 [Cultivated, 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. [Cultivated, 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, Myanmar, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Isls, 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, China, Java, Laos, Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, Sumatra, Thailand, 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, Moluccas, Philippines. LUZON: Cagayan, MINDORO, NEGROS, BILIRAN, LEYTE, SAMAR, CAMIGUIN, MINDANAO. In Luzon from Cagayan to Bicol Peninsula. 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 ssp. acuminata Steenis, Bull. Jard. Bot. Btzg. III, 10 (1928) 247; --Type: from Indonesia. Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, 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. [Cultivated, 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. America. 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. Africa. 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. America. 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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