The genus is closely related to "Bignonia" and "Anemopaegma". Bignonia binata is a flowering plant species in the genus "Bignonia". It is now considered a synonym of "Bignonia". Often these woods are hung with vines such as "Smilax" species and crossvine ("Bignonia capreolata"). Bignonia capreolata is a vine commonly referred to as crossvine. Until April 1865, the "Bignonia" served with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron as a tug. Exotic plants which had only recently arrived in Britain included Aristolochiaceae, Passiflora and Bignonia. In its synonym, "Bignonia suberosa", 'suberosa' derives from 'suberos' which means 'corky' in Latin. Bignonia is a genus of flowering plants in the catalpa family, Bignoniaceae.