| Dolichandra unguis-cati |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Asterids |
| Order: |
Lamiales |
| Family: |
Bignoniaceae |
| Genus: |
Dolichandra |
| Species: |
D. unguis-cati |
| Binomial name |
Dolichandra unguis-cati
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| Synonyms |
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- Batocydia exoleta Mart. ex DC. nom. inval.
- Batocydia unguis Mart. ex DC. nom. inval.
- Batocydia unguis-cati (L.) Mart. ex Britton
- Bignonia acutistipula Schltdl.
- Bignonia californica Brandegee
- Bignonia catharinensis Schenck
- Bignonia dasyonyx S.F.Blake
- Bignonia exoleta Vell.
- Bignonia gracilis Lodd.
- Bignonia inflata Griseb.
- Bignonia lanuginosa Hemsl.
- Bignonia pseudounguis Desf.
- Bignonia triantha DC.
- Bignonia tweediana Lindl.
- Bignonia tweediana Griseb. ex Fabris
- Bignonia unguis L.
- Bignonia unguis Vell. nom. illeg.
- Bignonia unguis L. ex DC.
- Bignonia unguis-cati L.
- Bignonia vespertilia Barb.Rodr.
- Dolichandra kohautiana C.Presl
- Doxantha acutistipula (Schltdl.) Miers
- Doxantha adunca Miers
- Doxantha chelephora Miers nom. inval.
- Doxantha dasyonyx (S.F.Blake) S.F.Blake
- Doxantha exoleta (Vell.) Miers
- Doxantha lanuginosa (Hemsl.) Miers nom. inval.
- Doxantha mexicana Miers nom. inval.
- Doxantha praesignis Miers nom. inval.
- Doxantha radicans (DC.) Miers
- Doxantha serrulata Miers nom. inval.
- Doxantha tenuicula Miers nom. inval.
- Doxantha torquata Miers nom. inval.
- Doxantha tweediana (Lindl.) Miers
- Doxantha unguis (L.) Miers
- Doxantha unguis-cati (L.) Miers
- Doxantha unguis-cati (L.) Miers ex Rehder
- Macfadyena unguis-cati (L.) A.H.Gentry
- Microbignonia auristellae Kraenzl.
- Spathodea kohautiana (C.Presl) Walp.
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Dolichandra unguis-cati, commonly known as cat's claw creeper, funnel creeper, or cat's claw trumpet, In Hawai'i it is called Hug-me-tight. is a rapidly growing climbing vine belonging to the family Bignoniaceae. It affects all plant layers of the forest ecosystem spreading rapidly both vertically and horizontally.