Bignonia undulata

Turner, Ian M., 2015, The botanical legacy of Thomas Hardwicke’s journey to Srinagar in 1796, European Journal of Taxonomy 108, pp. 1-25 : 13

Bignonia undulata

In describing Bignonia undulata, Smith wrote that the species was discovered by Hardwicke who conveyed living plants to Calcutta, but he did not explicitly state that the description was taken from Hardwicke. The species is not included in Hardwicke’s Asiatick Researches paper, but the plant was undoubtedly found by Hardwicke. There is drawing no. 33 in the Natural History Museum set and four drawings (Vol. V nos. 57–61) in the British Library. Of these, Vol. V no. 57 comes closest to Smith’s tab. 19, though it appears to be laterally reversed. I here lectotypify Bignonia undulata , now known as Tecomella undulata (Sm.) Seem. , to Smith’s plate.