Deciduous woody climbers with clinging adventitious roots. Leaves opposite, imparipinnate. Flowers in drooping panicles, orange or scarlet. Calyx tubularcampanulate, 5-lobed. Corolla 2-lipped, 5-lobed. Stamens 4, included. Ovary bilocular. Capsule linear, subterete. Seeds many, discoid, winged.

2 species in N.America & China. Both cultivated in Pakistan.

Lower Taxa

• Campsis grandiflora (Thunb.) K.Schum.
• Campsis radicans (Linn.) Seem.

Related Synonym(s):

• Bignonia grandiflora Thunb. = Campsis grandiflora (Thunb.) K.Schum.
• Bignonia radicans Linn. = Campsis radicans (Linn.) Seem.
• Tecoma grandiflora (Thunb.) Loisel = Campsis grandiflora (Thunb.) K.Schum.
• Tecoma radicans Juss. = Campsis radicans (Linn.) Seem.