Key to Bignoniaceae
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Jepson Manual glossary definitions can be seen by moving your cursor over words underlined with dots.
1. Leaves 1- or 2-pinnate;
calyx not 2-lipped;
fruit oblanceolate or ± round
2. Woody vine;
leaves 1-pinnate;
corolla red-orange, 5–8 cm;
staminode included 
Not protruding out of surrounding structure(s) (e.g., stamens included in corolla).
,
glabrous;
anther sacs 2; fruit oblanceolate
..... [Campsis radicans] 2' Tree; leaves 2-pinnate; corolla purple-blue, 3–4 cm; staminode
exserted 
Protruding out of surrounding structure(s) (e.g., stamens exserted from corolla).
, glandular-hairy; anther sac 1; fruit ± round
..... [Jacaranda mimosifolia] 1' Leaves
simple 
Composed of a single part; undivided; unbranched.
; calyx 2-lipped; fruit
linear 
Elongate, with nearly parallel sides; narrower than elliptic or oblong.
3. Tree; leaves
cordate 
Heart-shaped; often pertaining to a leaf in which the blade base on both sides of the petiole is rounded and convex.
; corolla white with yellow and purple markings or yellow stripes or brown dots
..... CATALPA 3' Shrub; leaves linear; corolla white or light pink to lavender with yellow and purple markings
..... CHILOPSIS
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