Tanaecium nocturnum
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| Tanaecium nocturnum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Genus: | Tanaecium |
| Species: | T. nocturnum |
| Binomial name | |
| Tanaecium nocturnum (Barb.Rodr.) Bureau & K.Schum. | |
Tanaecium nocturnum (native name "kangara kane") is a species of flowering plant in the family Bignoniaceae, and is native to the Neotropics. Its white tubular flowers are 17 centimetres (6.7 in) long, and are pollinated by a hawkmoth with a tongue of similar length.[1] It is used to calm bees when honey is being harvested.[2]