Don't want to see ads? Sign up...




Amphilophium crucigerum

Amphilophium crucigerum

L.G. Lohmann.
Flor De Venus
Pente Do Macaco

Family: Bignoniaceae
Order: Lamiales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

 Request change



Filters




Description


Amphilophium crucigerum is a species of flowering plant in the family Bignoniaceae, native from Mexico through Central America into South America as far south as Argentina. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus (as Bignonia crucigera) in 1753. The synonym Pithecoctenium crucigerum has often been used.

The species has become an invasive weed in Australia. Chemical investigation of methanol extracted from this species yielded the iridoid glycoside theviridoside along with five phenylethanoid glycosides (verbascoside, isoverbascoside, forsythoside B, jionoside D and leucosceptoside B), these last all active against DPPH.

Source: Wikipedia, article Amphilophium crucigerum. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





Geographic distribution


Loading map...




Species photographs

Count: 4

Foto
Photography ID: 599654
  Adult

Parque Provincial Urugua-í
Misiones
Argentina
12/11/2022
Maria Belén Dri
Foto
Photography ID: 533800
  Adult

Arroyo San Carlos-paso de Ventos
Maldonado
Uruguay
04/10/2023
Daniela Lowe
Foto
Photography ID: 452971
  Adult

Cerro Miriñaque
Rivera
Uruguay
11/01/2020
Luis Mier


 Add a photography of this species






Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published



 Add an audio of this species





Species videos

Last filmings published




 Add a film of this species





Species reports



 Detail of places sorted by number of records






Species records

Count: 5



Page 1 of 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
220065416/11/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaHugo Caverzasi
214902911/12/2023ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íDiego Carus
176057410/04/2023UruguayMaldonadoPaso de Ventos, Arroyo San Carlos-paso de VentosDaniela Lowe
214902711/12/2022ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íMaria Belén Dri
142463201/11/2020UruguayRiveraCerro MiriñaqueLuis Mier
Page 1 of 1

 Add a record of this species

📖
Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Amphilophium crucigerum – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.