Eccremocarpus is a genus of five species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to western South America in Chile, western Argentina, and Peru. The species are evergreen semi-woody vines growing to 1–7 m tall.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Eccremocarpus | |
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| Eccremocarpus scaber | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Tribe: | Tourrettieae |
| Genus: | Eccremocarpus Ruiz & Pav. |
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Calampelis D.Don | |
It is also in Tribe Tourrettieae.[6]
Selected species
edit- Eccremocarpus longiflorus Humb. & Bonpl. Peru.
- Eccremocarpus scaber Ruiz & Pav. (Chilean glory flower[7]) Chile, western Argentina.
- Eccremocarpus vargasianus Sandwith. Peru.
Cultivation and uses
editEccremocarpus scaber is grown as an ornamental plant for its attractive tubular flowers. In cool temperate regions it is not winter hardy, and is often grown as an annual plant.
References
edit- ^ "Germplasm Resources Information Network: Eccremocarpus". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2006-11-22.
- ^ Flora of Chile: Eccremocarpus
- ^ Chilebosque: Eccremocarpus scaber
- ^ Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary. Macmillan.
- ^ Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- ^ Gentry, Alwyn H. (19 September 1980). "Part I (Crescentieae and Tourrettieae)". Flora Neotropica. 25 (1): 1–130.
- ^ 'Chilean Glory Flower', BBC Plant Finder