Thunbergia
| Thunbergia | |
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| Flowers of Thunbergia alata | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Thunbergioideae |
| Genus: | Thunbergia Retz.[1] |
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Thunbergia alata |
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Flemingia Roxb. ex Rottler |
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Thunbergia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical regions of Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia. Its members are known by various names, including thunbergias; clockvine on its own usually refers to Thunbergia grandiflora, while Thunbergia alata is often known as Black-eyed Susan vine or just Black-eyed Susan (not to be confused with other flowers called Black-eyed Susan). Orange clockvine is the name of Thunbergia gregorii.
The generic name honours Carl Peter Thunberg.
Thunbergia species are vigorous annual or perennial vines and shrubs growing to 2-8 m tall.
Some are frequent garden escapes, becoming invasive species; they are regarded as environmental threats in Australia, for example.
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[edit] Selected species
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[edit] Formerly placed here
- Meyenia hawtayneana (Wall.) Nees (as T. hawtayneana Wall.)[2]
[edit] Gallery
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Thunbergia mysorensis flowers
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Thunbergia gregorii
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Thunbergia battiscombei
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Thunbergia fragrans in Talakona forest, in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Thunbergia fragrans in Talakona forest, in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Thunbergia fragrans in Talakona forest, in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Genus: Thunbergia Retz.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?12109. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ a b c "GRIN Species Records of Thunbergia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?12109. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Thunbergia |
Data related to Thunbergia at Wikispecies
- A Tale of Two Susans II - non-scholarly essay on the etymology and history of Thunbergia (and Carl Peter Thunberg)
