Dolichandra unguis-cati (L.) L.G. Lohmann 

Family: Bignoniaceae

Common names (English):

Catclaw-trumpet, Cat's claw-vine    


Local name (Kannada):



Habit: Tree


Distribution: 

Native to tropical America        


Use: Ornamental

Description: 

Climbing shrubs with tendrils. Leaves opposite, 2-foliolate, with a terminal trifid tendril; leaflets 6-15 cm long, elliptic, oblong or obovate. Flowers in pairs, axillary. Corolla bright yellow, infundibuliform, 4-8 cm long. Stamens 4, didynamous.