''Parmentiera'' is a genus of

plant Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...

s 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 ...

. Species include: * ''

Parmentiera aculeata ''Parmentiera aculeata'' (synonym ''Parmentiera edulis''), commonly known as cow okra, cuajilote, guajilote, huachilote, or pepino kat, is a species of flowering tree in the family Bignoniaceae. It is native to Mexico and Central America and is ...

'' (Kunth) L. O. Williams — guajilote (

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

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 ...

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, ...

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

Belize Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a maritime boundary with Honduras to the southeast. P ...

El Salvador El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...

Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...

) * ''

Parmentiera cereifera ''Parmentiera cereifera'', the candle tree, is a species of tree in the family Bignoniaceae. It is endemic to Panama, but it is also a commonly cultivated specimen in botanical gardens. This tree grows up to 6 meters tall. The oppositely-arran ...

'' Seem. — candle tree (

Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

) * ''

Parmentiera dressleri ''Parmentiera dressleri'' is a species of plant in the family of Bignoniaceae. It is endemic to Panama and Costa Rica. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a ...

'' A. H. Gentry (Panama, Costa Rica) * ''

Parmentiera macrophylla ''Parmentiera'' is a genus of plants in the family Bignoniaceae. Species include: * ''Parmentiera aculeata'' (Kunth) L. O. Williams — guajilote (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua) * '' Parmentiera ce ...

'' Standl. (Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua) * ''

Parmentiera millspaughiana ''Parmentiera'' is a genus of plants in the family Bignoniaceae. Species include: * ''Parmentiera aculeata'' (Kunth) L. O. Williams — guajilote (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua) * '' Parmentiera ce ...

'' L. O. Williams (Mexico, Nicaragua) * ''

Parmentiera morii ''Parmentiera morii'' is a plant species in the family Bignoniaceae. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer ...

'' A. H. Gentry (Panama) * ''

Parmentiera parviflora ''Parmentiera'' is a genus of plants in the family Bignoniaceae. Species include: * ''Parmentiera aculeata'' (Kunth) L. O. Williams — guajilote (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua) * '' Parmentiera ce ...

'' Lundell (Mexico, Guatemala) * ''

Parmentiera stenocarpa ''Parmentiera stenocarpa'' is a species of plant in the family Bignoniaceae. It is endemic to Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insul ...

'' Dugand & L. B. Sm. (

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

) * ''

Parmentiera trunciflora ''Parmentiera'' is a genus of plants in the family Bignoniaceae. Species include: * ''Parmentiera aculeata'' (Kunth) L. O. Williams — guajilote (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua) * '' Parmentiera ce ...

'' Standl. & L. O. Williams (Nicaragua) * ''

Parmentiera valerii ''Parmentiera'' is a genus of plants in the family Bignoniaceae. Species include: * ''Parmentiera aculeata'' (Kunth) L. O. Williams — guajilote (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua) * '' Parmentiera ce ...

'' Standl. (Costa Rica)

References

Bignoniaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Bignoniaceae-stub