Bignonia Echinata
A native of Mexico, where it is sometimes called Mariposa butterfly. The branches are said to be used in the adulteration of sarsaparilla. _B. chica_, a native of Venezuela, furnishes a red pigment, o...
A native of Mexico, where it is sometimes
called Mariposa butterfly. The branches are said to be used in the
adulteration of sarsaparilla. _B. chica_, a native of Venezuela,
furnishes a red pigment, obtained by macerating the leaves in
water, which is used by the natives for painting their bodies. The
long flexible stems of _B. kerere_ furnish the natives of French
Guiana with a substitute for ropes. _B. alliacea_ is termed the
Garlic shrub, because of the powerful odor of garlic emitted from
its leaves and branches when bruised. These plants all have showy
flowers, and the genus is represented with us by such beautiful
flowers as are produced by _B. radicans_ and _B. capreolata_.
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