Pandorea Pandorana - Taxonomy

Taxonomy

The species was first described by English botanist Henry Charles Andrews in 1800 as Bignonia pandorana, before being given its current binomial name in 1928 by Steenis. Both the generic and specific name are derived from Greek mythological figure Pandora. The Scottish botanist Robert Brown had described it as Tecoma australis but this name was ruled invalid. A form found in dryer inland regions was previously known as P. doratoxylon.

The subspecies austrocaledonica, known locally as Boat Vine, is known from New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Lord Howe Island.