12 genera in Sri Lanka. Mostly trees grown ornamentally. eg. Spathodea
List of genera and species of family BIGNONIACEAE
33.01. ARRABIDAEA DC.
A.magnifica Sprague ex Steenis*
C cujete L.* • E; calabash tree, rum tree
33.03. DOLICHANDRONE (Fenzl.) Seemann
D.spathacea (L. f.) K. Schum. [Dolicliandrone rheedii Seemann] S:diya-danga T.vil-padri
33.04. JACARANDA Juss.
J.mimosifolia D. Don E:fern tree
33.05. MILLINGTONIA L. f.
M.hortensis L. f.* E:Indian cork tree
33.06. OROXYLUM Vent.
O.indicum (L.) Vent. S:totila
33.07. PODRANEA Sprague
P.ricasoliana Sprague*
33.08. PYROSTEGIA C. Presl
P.venusta (Ker-Gawl.) Miers*
33.09. SPATHODEA P. Beauv.
S.campanulata Beauv.*
33.10. STEREOSPERMUM Cham.
S.colais (Dillwyn) Mabb. [Stereospermum personation (Hassk.) Chatterjee] S:dunu-madala, lunu-madala T:padri
S.suaveolens DC. S:ela-palol, palol
33.11. TABEBUIA Gomes ex DC.
T.rosea (Bertol.) DC* E:pink tabebuia
T.serratifolia (Vahl) Nicholson* E:yellow tabebuia
33.12. TECOMA Juss.
T.capensis (Thunb.) Lindley* [Tecomaria capensis (Thunb.) Spach] E:Cape honeysuckle
T.stans (L.) Kunth
Reference – A CHECK LIST OF THE FLOWERING PLANTS; Lilani Kumudini Senaratna, B.Sc. (Colombo) M.Phil. (OUSL), Department of Botany, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda. Published by National Science Foundation 47/5, Maitland, Place Colombo 7 SRI LANKA
