The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network

Species

Eccremocarpus scaber

Etymology

Eccremocarpus: From the Greek ekkremes 'pendent' and karpos 'seed', the seed vessels being pendulous.

Common Name(s)

Chilean glory creeper

Authority

Eccremocarpus scaber Ruíz & Pav.

Family

Bignoniaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Lianes and Related Trailing Plants

Features

A multi-branched climbing subshrub. Evergreen, or deciduous in colder climates, with aerial shoots dying back in winter. Leaves are in opposite pairs, each leaf comprising 2-3 (-7) leaflets, arranged alternately to sub-opposite. The leaflets are thin, variable in size and shape but are generally oval and about 2 cm long. Flowers are numerous and are a showy orange-red outside and orange within. Petals are c. 2.5 cm long, rounded, and slightly rolled backwards at the tips. Flowering occurs from Sept-May. Fruit capsules are glossy, slightly wrinkled and oval shaped; 4.5 x 2 cm. Seeds are black with a prominent wing that aids wind dispersal.

Flower Colours

Orange,Red / Pink

Year Naturalised

1940

Origin

Chile- Andes

This page last updated on 21 Jul 2018