Port St. John's Creeper
Podranea ricasoliana
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- November-June
How to identify Port St. John's Creeper
Identify Port St. John's Creeper by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Bignoniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Port St. John's Creeper.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Podranea ricasoliana
- Genus
- Podranea
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Distribution
- Central America and South Africa
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Tripura
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long, opposite leaves are imparipinnate and composed of 5 to 13 ovate, lanceolate-ovate to broadly oblong-elliptic, pointed leaflets, 2-7 x 1-3 cm or somew” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“The leaves are dark green, with a somewhat toothed margin, a cuneate base, often somewhat asymmetrical, and a short to long acuminate apex.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Port St. John's Creeper itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Port St. John's Creeper itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Port St. John's Creeper
Port St. John's Creeper (Podranea ricasoliana) belongs to the Bignoniaceae family, where it grows as a climber. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and 7 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from November to June.
Bignoniaceae
Trumpet vine family
Port St. John's Creeper belongs to the Bignoniaceae family.
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