Campsis

Trumpet creeper ( Campsis × tagliabuana )

The trumpet flowers ( Campsis ), also referred to as climbing trumpets, jasmine trumpets, trumpet wines or trumpet winds, are a genus within the family of Bignoniaceae ( Bignoniaceae ) dar. Because of their flowers are they also as ornamental plants cultivated (mainly varieties and hybrids of the two species).

Description

Campsis species are deciduous woody vines that form adventitious roots. The opposite leaves are permanent imparipinnate with mostly seven to eleven leaflets that have a serrated edge.

Some flowers are summarizes in tufted inflorescences. The large flowers are slightly zygomorphic. The five sepals are fused bell-shaped. The mostly orange - red-colored petals are fused funnel-shaped. There are only four reflexed stamens present. They have a superior ovaries. They form seed capsules with many winged disk-shaped seeds.

Occurrence and systematics

The two species of the genus Campsis:

• Trumpet vine ( Campsis radicans (L.) Seem ex Bureau, Syn. Bignonia radicans L., Tecoma radicans Juss. ) From the southern North America.
• Chinese trumpet vine ( Campsis grandiflora ( Thunb. ) K.Schum, Syn: .. Bignonia grandiflora Thunb, Tecoma grandiflora ( Thunb. ) Loisel ), from China and Japan.

The North American species was introduced in the 17th century as ornamental tree in Europe.

As an ornamental plant today is frequently also the Great trumpet vine ( Campsis × tagliabuana ), a cross between two species cultivated ( in fact it is applies to an entire group of hybrids, some of which differ greatly in climbing behavior and resistance to frost ).

Swell

• Description of the genus in the Flora of China. (English )