Thunbergia amoena C.B.Clarke

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Thunbergia

Characteristics

Creeper with a densely pubescent, velvet appearance. Leaves petiolate, petioles (8-)12-48(-65) mm long; blade ovate, (31-)40-64(-79) x (28-)36-62(-76) mm, apex acute to obtuse, base cordate, margin entire or toothed. Flower bracts persistent; 14-20 x 10-20 mm. Calyx covered with short stipitate and pin-like glands; lobes 3-6 mm long. Corolla with inner and outer surface of lobes and outer surface of tube lemon yellow, inner surface of tube dull yellow; lobes 10-16 x 14-17 mm, tube 19-29 mm long and 2-10 mm in diameter. Filaments 5-6 mm long, anther thecae 2.5-3.2 mm long. Style 1.4-13 mm long; unicellular trichomes present on upper part. Fruit 16-18 mm long, globose base 6-7 mm in diameter; stalk 16-24 mm long. Seed brown; trichomes adhere to form ridges on surface; 3-5 mm in diameter.
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Herb, creeper. Leaves densely pubescent, bases cordate, petiolate, petioles not winged. Fruit glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Flowers lemon-yellow, inside of tube dull yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

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Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Thunbergia amoena world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:56181-1
WFO ID wfo-0001044547
COL ID 56NVB
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Synonyms

Thunbergia amoena