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Campsis grandiflora K.Schum.

Chinese trumpet vine (en), Trompette de Jéricho (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Bignoniaceae > Campsis

Characteristics

Stems woody. Leaf rachis 4-13 cm; leaflets 7-9; petiolules 5(-10) mm; blade ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 3-6(-9) X 1.5-3(-5) cm, glabrous, base broadly cuneate, margin serrate, apex caudate-acuminate; lateral veins 6 or 7 on each side ofmidrib. Inflorescences short paniculate, terminal; peduncle 15-20 cm. Calyx campanulate, ca. 3 cm, divided halfway; lobes lanceolate, ca. 1.5 cm. Corolla red adaxially, orange-red abaxially, ca. 5 cm; lobes semirounded. Stamens inserted at base of corolla tube; filaments linear, 2-2.5 cm; anthers divergent, yellow. Style linear, ca. 3 cm; stigma compressed, 2-lobed. Capsule apex obtuse. Fl. May-Aug. 2n = 36, 38, 40.
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A woody vine. The leaves have 7-9 leaflets. The leaflets are oval and 3-6 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The base is broadly wedge shaped. The flowers are in a short panicles at the top of the plant. The flowers are red.
Life form
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 8.0 - 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Hillsides and roadsides in China. Climbs into trees and grows on rocks.
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It is a tropical plant. In Yunnan.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use Antiemetics (flower), Diabetes mellitus (flower), Menstruation-inducing agents (flower), Antifungal agents (leaf), Amenorrhea (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Leucorrhea (unspecified), Pruritis (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Dysuria (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Metrorrhagia (unspecified), Trauma (unspecified), Anemia (unspecified), Arthritis (unspecified), Dysmenorrhea (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Itch (unspecified), Marasmus (unspecified), Puerperium (unspecified), Urticaria (unspecified), Monoplegia (unspecified), Ornament (unspecified), Poison (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 22
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Campsis grandiflora leaf picture by Kenneth Parker (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Campsis grandiflora world distribution map, present in China and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:109136-1
WFO ID wfo-0000781858
COL ID 99GYH
BDTFX ID 12676
INPN ID 87772
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Campsis adrepens Tecoma sinensis Tecoma grandiflora Bignonia chinensis Incarvillea chinensis Bignonia grandiflora Campsis chinensis Gelseminum grandiflorum Tecoma thunbergi Tecoma chinensis Tecoma thunbergii Incarvillea grandiflora Campsis grandiflora
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