''Amphitecna macrophylla'', commonly known as black calabash or chaff-bush, is a species of

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in the family

Bignoniaceae Bignoniaceae () is a Family (biology), family of flowering plants in the Order (biology), order Lamiales commonly known as the bignonias or trumpet vines.Vernon H. Heywood, Richard K. Brummitt, Ole Seberg, and Alastair Culham. ''Flowering Plant ...

. It is found in small patches of

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and

Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

. It can reach a height of . It is drought tolerant and is hardy to USDA Hardiness Zone 10b.

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macrophylla Plants described in 1854 Taxa named by Berthold Carl Seemann Taxa named by John Miers (botanist) Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon Cloud forest flora of Mexico Flora of Guatemala {{Bignoniaceae-stub