Flaming trumpet, Flame vine, Golden shower creeper
Pyrostegia venusta

Family: Bignoniaceae

What it is like

A woody vine. It is fast growing and keeps its leaves throughout the year. The leaves are compound with 2 or 3 oval leaflets. The leaves are in opposite pairs along the stem. The central leaflet can be a coiled tendril. The flowers are reddish-orange. They are tube shaped and 9 cm long. They are in clusters or 15-20 at the tips of the branches. The flower clusters often hang down. The fruit are slender dry capsules about 25 cm long.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in disturbed semi-evergreen forests in full sun and well-drained soils up to 1,300 m above sea level. In Yunnan

Countries/locations it is found in

Argentina, Asia, Bolivia, Brazil (country/location of origin), China, Dominican Republic, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Paraguay, SE Asia, South America (country/location of origin), St Helena, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Flowers

How it is grown

It can be grown by stem cuttings and layering.

Its other names

Local names

Akar hujan emas, Akar trompet emas, Kyet-thon-pyu-nwe, Shwe-let-chaung, Shwe-zizawa, Tanga pu

Synonyms

Bignonia ignea Vell.; Bignonia venusta; and others