Thunbergia's are vines and shrubs in the Acanthacea family. They are distributed mainly in Africa, China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indochina and Myanmar and widely naturalised elsewhere. The generic name honours the Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg (1743-1828).
The ITIS, Integrated Taxanomic Information System recognizes the following species as direct descendants of the genus. Thunbergia Retz.
| Thunbergia erecta (Benth.) T. Anderson – bush clockvine Thunbergia fragrans – whitelady |
| Thunbergia grandiflora - Bengal trumpet Thunbergia laurifolia – laurel clockvine |
References. .
National, Botanic G. Thunbergia. Lucknow, 1958. Print.
ITIS, Integrated Taxanomic Information System, Thunbergia.
Acanthus Family
LBJWC - Texas natives similar to this plant are other plants in the Acanthus Family, including ruellia and flame acanthus.
LBJWC - Texas natives similar to this plant are other plants in the Acanthus Family, including ruellia and flame acanthus.
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