Bignonia macrostachya
Placement status: name or taxon excluded (unspecific)
Taxonomy
Mr. R. K. BRUMMITT, Kew, kindly remarked on this (in litt. 15-VIII-1975) that "WALLICH 8504 consists of two rather long inflorescences in bud only (one corolla almost open) and a fairly stout piece of stem, and bears no leaves, open flowers or fruits. It has been annotated 'Bignonia macrostachya WALL. (and of G. DON & DC.)' by C.B. CLARKE, but has no more recent identification. It seems to me to be fairly clearly referable to Pajanelia longifolia (WILLD.) K.SCH. My opinion seems to be supported by a specimen laid away in the main herbarium under this species in a red folder (though it is not obvious what it is supposed to be a type of), collected in Khasiya by GRIFFITH and labelled 'Bignonia macrostachya WALL. Cat. 6504 & — rostrata WALL. Herb. 6503A'. The specimen WALLICH 6503A does indeed also seem to be this species. The citation of WALLICH 6505 by G. DON in validating the name B. macrostachya is presumably an error for 6504.