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Catalpa longissima

Scientific name: Catalpa longissima (Jacq.) Dum. Cours.
Synonym: Bignonia longissima Jacq.
Botanical family: BIGNONIACEAE

Vernacular names

(In territories with significant traditional TRAMIL use)

Haiti:

  • bwa dchèn
  • bwadoèn

Dominican Republic:

  • roble

Other vernacular names

Geographical distribution

Native to Jamaica and Hispaniola. Introduced in the Lesser Antilles and northern South America.

Botanical description

Tree up to 25 m tall. Simple elliptic-lanceolate leaves, up to 12 cm, acuminate. White flowers, with red lines, yellow inside, petals of 1 cm. Very narrow and long capsule, up to 60 cm, sometimes more and 3 mm wide; feathery-pubescent seeds.

Voucher(s)

Jiménez,126,JBSD


Pharmacopoeia

Ed.3

References

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