''Pandorea floribunda'' is a species of flowering plant 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 ...

and is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to eastern Australia. It is similar to '' Pandorea pandorana'' but the leaflets are egg-shaped, long and wide and the flowers are pale yellow to cream-coloured. This species was first formally described in 1845 by

Augustin Pyramus de Candolle Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss people, Swiss botany, botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple ...

who gave it the name ''Tecoma floribunda'' in his treatise, '' Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis'' from an unpublished description by Allan Cunningham. In 2008, Gordon P. Guymer changed the name to ''Pandorea floribunda'' in the journal ''

Austrobaileya ''Austrobaileya'' is the sole genus in the plant family Austrobaileyaceae – the family is thus 'monotypic' as it includes a single child taxon. It is one of the basal angiosperm families, the most ancient group of flowering plants. The genu ...

''. ''Pandorea floribunda'' grows in forest, woodland and rainforest from sea level to an altitude of on the coast and ranges from

Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British politican, starting as Conservative MP for Newark and later becoming the leader of the Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party. In a career lasting over 60 years, he ...

in Queensland to Lismore in New South Wales.

References

floribunda Lamiales of Australia Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle Plants described in 1845 {{Australia-asterid-stub