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Thunbergia 
Flowers of Thunbergia alata Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Subfamily: Thunbergioideae Genus: Thunbergia
Retz.[1]Species Thunbergia alata
Thunbergia battiscombei
Thunbergia coccinea
Thunbergia cordata
Thunbergia elegans
Thunbergia erecta
Thunbergia fragrans
Thunbergia grandiflora
Thunbergia gregorii
Thunbergia ikbaliana
Thunbergia laurifolia
Thunbergia lutea
Thunbergia mysorensis
Thunbergia vogeliana
Thunbergia vogeliana
Thunbergia wightiana[2]Synonyms Flemingia Roxb. ex Rottler
Hexacentris Nees[1]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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Selected species
- Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
- Thunbergia battiscombei
- Thunbergia coccinea Wall. ex D.Don
- Thunbergia cordata Colla
- Thunbergia elegans Borzí
- Thunbergia erecta (Benth.) T. Anderson
- Thunbergia fragrans Roxb.
- Thunbergia gibsonii S. Moore
- Thunbergia grandiflora Roxb.
- Thunbergia gregorii
- Thunbergia ikbaliana De Wild.
- Thunbergia laurifolia Lindl.
- Thunbergia lutea T. Anderson
- Thunbergia mysorensis (Wight) T.Anderson
- Thunbergia vogeliana Benth.
- Thunbergia wightiana T.Anderson[2]
Formerly placed here
- Meyenia hawtayneana (Wall.) Nees (as T. hawtayneana Wall.)[2]
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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Thunbergia fragrans in Hyderabad, India.
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Thunbergia fragrans in Hyderabad, India.
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.
External links
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)
Categories:- Acanthaceae
- Garden plants
- Vines
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