''Amphilophium'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
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 ...
, native to South America.
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Amphilophium crucigerum'' (syn. ''Pithecoctenium crucigerum'') has escaped from cultivation elsewhere,
[ and has become an invasive weed in Australia.]
Taxonomy
The genus ''Amphilophium'' was erected by Kunth
Carl Sigismund Kunth (18 June 1788 – 22 March 1850) was a German botanist. He was also known as Karl Sigismund Kunth or anglicized as Charles Sigismund Kunth. He was one of the early systematic botanists who focused on studying the plants of th ...
in 1818, the type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
being '' Amphilophium paniculatum'', transferred from ''Bignonia
''Bignonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae. Its genus and family were named after Jean-Paul Bignon by his protégé Joseph Pitton de Tournefort in 1694, and the genus was established as part of modern botanical nomen ...
''.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Amphilophium'':Amphilophium campinae
''Amphilophium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to South America. '' Amphilophium crucigerum'' (syn. ''Pithecoctenium crucigerum'') has escaped from cultivation elsewhere, and has become an invasive weed in Aust ...
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*'' Amphilophium carolinae''
*'' Amphilophium chocoense''
*'' Amphilophium cremersii''
*'' Amphilophium crucigerum''
*''Amphilophium cuneifolium
''Amphilophium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to South America. '' Amphilophium crucigerum'' (syn. ''Pithecoctenium crucigerum'') has escaped from cultivation elsewhere, and has become an invasive weed in Aust ...
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*''Amphilophium dasytrichum
''Amphilophium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to South America. '' Amphilophium crucigerum'' (syn. ''Pithecoctenium crucigerum'') has escaped from cultivation elsewhere, and has become an invasive weed in Aust ...
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*''Amphilophium dolichoides
''Amphilophium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to South America. '' Amphilophium crucigerum'' (syn. ''Pithecoctenium crucigerum'') has escaped from cultivation elsewhere, and has become an invasive weed in Aust ...
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*''Amphilophium dusenianum
''Amphilophium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to South America. '' Amphilophium crucigerum'' (syn. ''Pithecoctenium crucigerum'') has escaped from cultivation elsewhere, and has become an invasive weed in Aust ...
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*''Amphilophium ecuadorense
''Amphilophium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to South America. '' Amphilophium crucigerum'' (syn. ''Pithecoctenium crucigerum'') has escaped from cultivation elsewhere, and has become an invasive weed in Aust ...
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*''Amphilophium elongatum
''Amphilophium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to South America. '' Amphilophium crucigerum'' (syn. ''Pithecoctenium crucigerum'') has escaped from cultivation elsewhere, and has become an invasive weed in Aust ...
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*''Amphilophium falcatum
''Amphilophium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to South America. '' Amphilophium crucigerum'' (syn. ''Pithecoctenium crucigerum'') has escaped from cultivation elsewhere, and has become an invasive weed in Aust ...
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*''Amphilophium frutescens
''Amphilophium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to South America. '' Amphilophium crucigerum'' (syn. ''Pithecoctenium crucigerum'') has escaped from cultivation elsewhere, and has become an invasive weed in Aust ...
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*''Amphilophium glaziovii
''Amphilophium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to South America. '' Amphilophium crucigerum'' (syn. ''Pithecoctenium crucigerum'') has escaped from cultivation elsewhere, and has become an invasive weed in Aust ...
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*''Amphilophium gnaphalanthum
''Amphilophium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to South America. '' Amphilophium crucigerum'' (syn. ''Pithecoctenium crucigerum'') has escaped from cultivation elsewhere, and has become an invasive weed in Aust ...
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*'' Amphilophium granulosum''
*'' Amphilophium lactiflorum''
*'' Amphilophium laeve''
*'' Amphilophium laxiflorum''
*'' Amphilophium lohmanniae''
*'' Amphilophium magnoliifolium''
*'' Amphilophium mansoanum''
*'' Amphilophium monophyllum''
*'' Amphilophium nunezii''
*'' Amphilophium obovatum''
*'' Amphilophium occidentale''
*'' Amphilophium paniculatum''
*'' Amphilophium pannosum''
*'' Amphilophium parkeri''
*'' Amphilophium pauciflorum''
*'' Amphilophium perbracteatum''
*'' Amphilophium pilosum''
*'' Amphilophium porphyrotrichum''
*'' Amphilophium pulverulentum''
*'' Amphilophium racemosum''
*'' Amphilophium reticulatum''
*'' Amphilophium rodriguesii''
*'' Amphilophium sandwithii''
*''Amphilophium scabriusculum
''Amphilophium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to South America. ''Amphilophium crucigerum'' (syn. ''Pithecoctenium crucigerum'') has escaped from cultivation elsewhere, and has become an invasive weed in Austr ...
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*'' Amphilophium stamineum''
*'' Amphilophium steyermarkii''
*'' Amphilophium vauthieri''
References
Bignoniaceae
Bignoniaceae genera
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