Bignonia aequinoctialis
Garlicvine, Guard Withe
Also known as: Arrabidaea isthmica Standl. +15 more
- Arrabidaea isthmica Standl.
- Arrabidaea pseudochica Kraenzl.
- Bignonia aequinoctialis f. spectabilis (Vahl) Voss
- Bignonia aequinoctialis var. spectabilis (Vahl) DC.
- Bignonia aesculus Desf.
- Bignonia hostmannii E.Mey.
- Bignonia incarnata var. caribaea DC.
- Bignonia nitidissima DC.
- Bignonia pilosa A.Dietr. ex Steud.
- Cydista aequinoctialis (L.) Miers
- Cydista aequinoctialis var. aequinoctialis
- Cydista amoena Miers
- Cydista picta (Kunth) Miers
- Cydista seemannii Miers
- Cydista spectabilis (Vahl) Miers
- Macfadyena bifolia Miers
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Bignoniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a liana.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Bignonia aequinoctialis (commonly known as Garlicvine or Guard Withe) is a climbing plant belonging to the Bignoniaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Marianas
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms