Family: Bignoniaceae
Distribution: Widespread in eastern Australia from Cape York to Wilsons Promontory usually in moist forests but also in drier environments on sand and loamy soils. Also occurs on Flinders Island and in central Australia.
Common Name: Wonga wonga vine.
Derivation of
Name: Pandorea...After Pandora of Greek mythology who allowed evil sprites to escape from a sealed box - a reference to the many seeds released from the seed pods in this genus.
pandorana.... the suffix -ana means 'relating to' (ie. relating to Pandora).
Conservation
Status: Not considered to be at risk in the wild.
General Description:
Pandorea is a small genus of 6 species, 3 of which occur in Australia. P.pandorana is well established in cultivation and several cultivars are known.
