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Bignonia

Taxonomy
Bignonia was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Magnoliophyta by Troncoso et al. (2002).

Species
B. aequinoctialis, B. caerulea, B. catalpa, B. crucigera, B. espreolata, B. gigantifolia, B. indica, B. loucoxylon, B. paniculata, B. peruviana, B. radiata, B. radicans, B. sempervireus, B. unguiscati
Species lacking formal opinion data
B. neogenia, B. pichileufuana, B. tertiaria, B. zuliana
Entered
by J. Moreno (authorized by C. Jaramillo) on 2013-11-21; modified by B. Allen on 2024-08-20

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Bignonia Linnaeus
2002Bignonia Troncoso et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumMagnoliophytaCronquist et al.
genusBignonia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Bignonia Linnaeus 1753
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Bignonia caerulea Linnaeus 1753
Bignonia catalpa Linnaeus 1753
Bignonia crucigera Linnaeus 1753
Bignonia espreolata Linnaeus 1753
†Bignonia gigantifolia Engelhardt 1891
Bignonia indica Linnaeus 1753
Bignonia loucoxylon Linnaeus 1753
Bignonia paniculata Linnaeus 1753
Bignonia peruviana Linnaeus 1753
Bignonia radiata Linnaeus 1753
Bignonia radicans Linnaeus 1753
Bignonia sempervireus Linnaeus 1753
Bignonia unguiscati Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 56.00000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04Chile (Biobío) B. gigantifolia (152433)
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Miocene56.0 - 5.333Argentina B. pichileufuana (32201)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.04 - 5.333Cuba (Matanzas) B. zuliana (32044)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.04 - 5.333Ecuador B. tertiaria (32188)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Venezuela (Zulia) B. zuliana (31277)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Peru (Loreto) B. neogenia (31226)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Colombia B. tertiaria (32183)