Anemopaegma chamberlaynii Bureau & K.Schum.
Vigorous, tender climber with large, bright yellow, funnel-shaped or tubular flowers in axillary racemes. [RHSD, Hortus].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘Stem twining. Leaves conjugate, with a strong tendril at the end of the common footstalk: […] Corolla large, bright yellow, limb spreading, divided into five. […] Native of Brazil, from whence it was sent to Mr. Lee of Hammersmith, by the Consul-General, Mr. Chamberlayne, a gentleman who has always been a zealous promoter of the comforts of such naturalists as have gone thither from this country.’ [BM t.2148/1820 as B. Chamberlaynii]. BR f.741/1823 as B. aequinoctialis. Introduced to Britain in 1820. [JD].
History at Camden Park
The only reference to this plant is a handwritten note in an 1850 catalogue in the Mitchell Library collection. [MP A2947A]. It was almost certainly grown at Camden at this time.
Notes
Published Feb 27, 2009 - 04:09 PM | Last updated Jul 15, 2010 - 10:37 AM
Anemopaegma chamberlaynii Bureau & K.Schum. | BM t.2148/1820 | BHL
| Family | Bignoniaceae |
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| Region of origin | Brazil |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record | Bignonia chamberlaynii |
| Confidence level | high |