Glowvine
Saritaea magnifica
Also known as Purple Bignonia, Saritaea
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- November-June
How to identify Glowvine
Identify Glowvine 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: White throat inside a magenta-purple flower.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- Confirm fruit type: Capsule.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Saritaea magnifica
- Genus
- Saritaea
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Native to
- South America
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“The leaves are smooth and leathery.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Glowvine itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit is a long, flattened, capsule containing two-winged seeds.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Glowvine itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Glowvine
Glowvine (Saritaea magnifica) is a climber in the Bignoniaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. Flowering and fruiting run from November to June.
Bignoniaceae
Trumpet vine family
Glowvine belongs to the Bignoniaceae family.
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