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Thunbergia fragrans

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Thunbergia fragrans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Thunbergia
Species:
T. fragrans
Binomial name
Thunbergia fragrans
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Meyenia longiflora Benth. ex Hohen.
  • Thunbergia bodinieri H.Lév.
  • Thunbergia cordata Colla
  • Thunbergia hainanensis C.Y.Wu & H.S.Lo
  • Thunbergia java Hoffmanns.
  • Thunbergia linearifolia Bremek.
  • Thunbergia loheri Bremek.
  • Thunbergia longiflora F.Muell.
  • Thunbergia mindanaensis Bremek.
  • Thunbergia roxburghia Nees
  • Thunbergia scandens Pers. ex Nees
  • Thunbergia subsagittata Blanco
  • Thunbergia volubilis Pers.
  • Roxburghia rostrata Russell ex Nees
Thunbergia fragrans
Specimen in jharkhand, India

Thunbergia fragrans, the whitelady[2] is a perennial climbing twiner in the family Acanthaceae, native to South and Southeast Asia and China.

Distribution

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It is native to South and Southeast Asia and China. The species is also widely introduced in other tropical and subtropical areas including Florida[3] Hawaii,[4] Australia,[5] New Caledonia, French Polynesia,[6] Caribbean[7] and Indian Ocean islands,[8] southern Africa and Central America.[9] In many places it is considered as an invasive species.

Usage

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In Indian Siddha medicine, the species is known as indrapushapa and a paste made out of tender twigs of the is used to combat fever and sometimes applied on cuts and wounds. The leaves are used as a poultice in skin diseases, their juice can also be applied on the head to cure headaches.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Thunbergia fragrans". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Thunbergia fragrans​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  3. ^ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov.
  4. ^ "Thunbergia fragrans - White Lady, Whitelady, White Thunbergia, Sweet Clock-vine, White Clock-vine - Hawaiian Plants and Tropical Flowers". 29 April 2010.
  5. ^ "www.somemagneticislandplants.com.au".
  6. ^ "Thunbergia fragrans Roxb., 1796". Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel.
  7. ^ "Thunbergia fragrans". www.saintlucianplants.com.
  8. ^ "IDAO - Species Search". idao.cirad.fr.
  9. ^ "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org.
  10. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (3 May 2012). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (5 Volume Set). CRC Press. ISBN 9781420080445.