Species

Tecomaria capensis

Common Name(s)

Cape honeysuckle

Authority

Tecomaria capensis Spach

Family

Bignoniaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

TECCAP

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs

Habitat

Terrestrial.

Features

Vigorous hedge plant with bright orange flowers, a strong tendency to ramble if left uncut, and ability to layer itself indefinitely away from the original hedge site.

Flowering

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Flower Colours

Orange

Year Naturalised

1958

Origin

South Africa

Reason For Introduction

Ornamental.

Life Cycle Comments

Perennial woody vine. Vegetative spread through layering. Seed capsules are occasionally formed and this some evidence that seed is viable. Capsules are freuqently produced but rarely carry viable seed

Dispersal

Wind dispersed.

This page last updated on 27 May 2013