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18. Tecoma capensis (Thunb.) Lindl.

Steenis in Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 8: 185. 1977.— Bignonia capensis Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 105. 1794.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Description : Scrambling (rarely erect) shrub. Leaves 1-pinnate; leaflets 5–9, crenate, shortly petiolulate or subsessile. Raceme of many flowers. Calyx shallowly lobed, usually persistent. Corolla tubular, slightly curved, orange-red with deep yellow inside the tube. Stamens exserted.

Distribution : Native to S Africa.

Vernacular : Phuang saet (พวงแสด).