Xylophragma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to dry forests of Mexico, Central America, Trinidad and northern South America.[2] They are lianas or scandent shrubs.[3]

Xylophragma
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Tribe: Bignonieae
Genus: Xylophragma
Sprague[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]
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    • Heterocalycium Rauschert
    • Orthotheca Pichon
    • Rojasiophyton Hassl.

Species

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Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Hooker's Icon. Pl. 28: t. 2770 (1903)
  2. ^ a b c "Xylophragma Sprague". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ^ Kaehler, Miriam; Lohmann, Lúcia G. (2020). "Taxonomic Revision of Xylophragma (Bignonieae, Bignoniaceae)". Systematic Botany. 45 (3): 620–637. doi:10.1600/036364420X15935295449899. S2CID 221157589.