fraudulently passed off as Handroanthus. It is used in various ways to relieve certain symptoms of certain cancers. No evidence shows it prevents the disease or slows its progression, as is often claimed. Adenocalymma flavida has been used to relieve the aching of joints and muscles. A root extract from Martinella is useful in the treatment of conjunctivitis and possibly other conditions of the eye. References Sources Alwyn H. Gentry. 1992. "Bignoniaceae: Part II (Tecomeae)". Flora Neotropica Monograph 25(2):1-150. (See External links below). External links Bignoniaceae in L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards), The families of flowering plants. Distribution Map Genus List Bignoniaceae Lamiales Trees APweb botanical databases About Science & Conservation Missouri Botanical Garden Crescentieae and Tourrettieae At: Flora Neotropica 25(1) At: Flora Neotropica At: Organization for Flora Neotropica tribe Tecomeae At: Flora Neotropica 25(2) At: Flora Neotropica At: Organization for Flora Neotropica Bignoniaceae economic botany List of genera in family Bignoniaceae At: Dicotyledons At: List Genera within a Family At: Vascular Plant Families and Genera At: About the Checklist At: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families At: Data Sources At: ePIC At: Scientific Databases At: Kew Gardens Bignoniaceae At: Advanced Search At: Search Tool At: iplants section B In: A checklist of suprageneric names (Alphabetical Listing by Genera) At: Home page of James L. Reveal & C. Rose Broome Bignonia Plant Names IPNI CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: A-C At: Botany & Plant Science At: Life Science At: CRC Press Bignoniaceae Genera Plantarum vol. 2 part 2 (Bentham & Hooker) View Record Titles beginning with "G" Titles Biodiversity Heritage Library Spangler & Olmstead (1999) Lamiales families