Taxon: Mansoa alliacea (Lam.) A. H. Gentry

Summary

Genus:

Mansoa

Family:

Bignoniaceae

Tribe:

Bignonieae

Nomen number:

315387

Place of publication:

Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 66:782. 1980 ("1979")

Verified:

04/06/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

2 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Bignonia alliacea Lam.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Adenocalymma alliaceum (Lam.) Miers
Pachyptera alliacea (Lam.) A. H. Gentry
Pseudocalymma alliaceum (Lam.) Sandwith

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Adenocalymma sagotii Bureau & K. Schum.
Pseudocalymma sagotii (Bureau & K. Schum.) Sandwith

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Jørgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Lohmann, L. G. & C. M. Taylor. 2014. A new generic classification of tribe Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99:451.
Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Spanish	bejuco de ajo			2	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Amazonas	Lohmann, L. G. & C. M. Taylor. 2014. A new generic classification of tribe Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99:451.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Maranhão	Lohmann, L. G. & C. M. Taylor. 2014. A new generic classification of tribe Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99:451.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Pará	Lohmann, L. G. & C. M. Taylor. 2014. A new generic classification of tribe Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99:451.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago		Lohmann, L. G. & C. M. Taylor. 2014. A new generic classification of tribe Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99:451.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana		Lohmann, L. G. & C. M. Taylor. 2014. A new generic classification of tribe Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99:451.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana		Lohmann, L. G. & C. M. Taylor. 2014. A new generic classification of tribe Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99:451.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname		Lohmann, L. G. & C. M. Taylor. 2014. A new generic classification of tribe Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99:451.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	El Beni	Lohmann, L. G. & C. M. Taylor. 2014. A new generic classification of tribe Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99:451.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	La Paz	Lohmann, L. G. & C. M. Taylor. 2014. A new generic classification of tribe Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99:451.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Morona Santiago	Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Napo	Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Amazonas	Lohmann, L. G. & C. M. Taylor. 2014. A new generic classification of tribe Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99:451.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Cajamarca	Lohmann, L. G. & C. M. Taylor. 2014. A new generic classification of tribe Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99:451.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Huánuco	Lohmann, L. G. & C. M. Taylor. 2014. A new generic classification of tribe Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99:451.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Loreto	Lohmann, L. G. & C. M. Taylor. 2014. A new generic classification of tribe Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99:451.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Pasco	Lohmann, L. G. & C. M. Taylor. 2014. A new generic classification of tribe Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99:451.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	San Martín	Lohmann, L. G. & C. M. Taylor. 2014. A new generic classification of tribe Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99:451.
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas		Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Hispaniola		Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico	Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98

Native
Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Trinidad and Tobago
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname
BRAZIL: Brazil [Amazonas, Maranhão, Pará]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [El Beni, La Paz], Ecuador [Morona Santiago, Napo], Peru [Amazonas, Cajamarca, Huánuco, Loreto, Pasco, San Martín]

Naturalized
Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Bahamas, United States [Puerto Rico]

Reference(s)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Lohmann, L. G. & C. M. Taylor. 2014. A new generic classification of tribe Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 99:451.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore		Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=315387. Accessed 11 May 2026.