Bignoniaceae

Rattle pod

Catophractes alexandri D.Don

Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Catophractes

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Rattle pod (Catophractes alexandri) — FlowerPhoto: Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Ghabbabos
English: Rattle pod, Trumpet-thorn

Synonyms

Catophractes kolbeana Harv.
Catophractes welwitschii Seem.

Flowers

In flower: October to May (from 58 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dave U, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Riana Fourie, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bart Wursten, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Paul venter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.