Habit: Podranea ricasoliana grows as a glabrous vine up to 20 m in length. The pinnately compound leaves are arranged oppositely. There are 7 – 9 sessile, ovate to obtuse, leaflets each with an obtuse to acuminate apex and serrate margin.
The complete, perfect, zygomorphic flowers are arranged in panicles. The calyx has 5 fused, greenish sepals. The corolla has 5, pink to lavender with dark lines, fused, tubular petals that are bilabiate with the upper 2 lips having a red/purple spot at the base. There are 4 stamens fused to and exerted beyond the corolla tube. The superior ovary has 2 locules and forms a linear capsule at maturity.
Habitat: Podranea ricasoliana occurs in Human Altered environments (yards, gardens).
Distribution: Podranea ricasoliana is not native to the Lucayan Archipelago but occurs on many of the island groupings. It is native to southern Africa
Medicinal/Cultural/Economic usage: Podranea ricasoliana has no known medicinal plant usage in the Bahamas.
It is used in the horticultural industry throughout the world because of its large showy flowers.