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Tecoma capensis
Cape Honeysuckle
Synonym(s): Bignonia capensis, Tecomaria capensis
Not native to Florida
This South African native has escaped cultivation and is sometimes found in the central and southern Florida peninsula.
Cape honeysuckle is a shrub growing up to about 2.5m (8 ft.) with compound leaves and orange to reddish-orange flowers. The leaves are singly pinnate with leaflets having a crenate or serrate margin. The showy flowers are tubular to trumpet-shaped with a caylx that does not split open on one side to form a spathe-like object.
While this species is not currently listed as an invasive plant it has been identified as having a high probability of becoming invasive and it's planting is not recommended by UF/IFAS. Note also that some people are sensitive to this plant and handling or coming in cantact can cause skin irritation,
Tecoma capensis is a member of the Bignoniaceae - Trumpet-creeper family.
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Jul 04, 2022
