Pandorea | |
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Pandorea jasminoides | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Bignoniaceae |
Tribe: | Tecomeae |
Genus: |
Pandorea Spach |
Species | |
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Pandorea is a genus of 6 species, of woody climbing vines and creepers in the family Bignoniaceae. They are native to Malesia, Australia and New Caledonia.
The two most widely cultivated varieties mainly for their showy flowers and clean attractive leaves are the Australian species P. jasminoides (Bower Vine), and P. pandorana (Wonga Vine). All of the plants in Pandorea are subtropical to tropical and are frost-tender.