Catclaw Vine (Dolichandra unguis) – Growing Guide, Benefits & Care

Catclaw VineDolichandra unguis

Also known as Barbados Trumpet Flower · Cat Claw Ivy · Cat's Claw

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Catclaw Vine — (Dolichandra unguis)

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Catclaw Vine Names & Synonyms

Common names and botanical synonyms

Common Names

Barbados Trumpet Flower
Cat Claw Ivy
Cat's Claw
Cat's Claw Climber
Cat's Claw Creeper
Cat's-Claw Trumpet
Cat's-Claw Vine
Cat-Claw
Catclaw Vine
Catclaw-Creeper
Catclaw-Trumpet
Cat’s Claw Creeper
Claw Vine
Funnel-Creeper
Golden-Shower
Macfadyena

Synonyms

Batocydia unguis-cati (L.) Mart. ex Britton & P.Wilson
Bignonia acutistipula Schltdl.
Bignonia californica Brandegee
Bignonia catharinensis Schenck
Bignonia dasyonyx S.F.Blake
Bignonia exoleta Vell.
Bignonia gracilis G.Lodd.
Bignonia inflata Griseb.
Bignonia lanuginosa Hemsl.
Bignonia pseudounguis Desf.
Bignonia rodigasiana L.Linden
Bignonia triantha DC.
Bignonia tweedieana Lindl.
Bignonia unguis-cati L.
Bignonia vespertilia Barb.Rodr.
Dolichandra kohautiana C.Presl
Doxantha acutistipula (Schltdl.) Miers
Doxantha adunca Miers
Doxantha dasyonyx (S.F.Blake) S.F.Blake
Doxantha exoleta (Vell.) Miers
Doxantha radicans (DC.) Miers
Doxantha tweedieana (Lindl.) Miers
Doxantha unguis-cati (L.) Miers
Macfadyena undulata K.Schum.
Macfadyena unguis-cati (L.) A.H.Gentry
Microbignonia auristellae Kraenzl.
Spathodea kohautiana (C.Presl) Walp.

Catclaw Vine Taxonomy

Botanical classification

Taxonomic classification of Catclaw Vine
Rank	Name
kingdom	Plantae
division	Tracheophyta
class	Magnoliopsida
order	Lamiales
family	Bignoniaceae
genus	Dolichandra
species	Dolichandra unguis-cati