Botany Photo of the Day will have brief written entries on weekends, holidays and my vacations from April through September. – Daniel
The genus name Pyrostegia is derived from the Greek pyr, meaning “fire” and stege, meaning “covering” — combined, this is a reference to the colourful corolla. Flame vine or flaming trumpet is native to central South America (Brazil, northeastern Argentina, Paraguay, and the site of today’s photograph, Bolivia).
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science Extension has a factsheet on Pyrostegia venusta, as does the site for Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (the latter focuses on the plant’s invasive potential).