Thunbergia laevis Wall. & Nees

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Thunbergia

Characteristics

Cultivated and more or less naturalized.
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Whitish flowers 11/3 in. long
A slender twiner
Sparingly hairy
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Leaf

Thunbergia laevis leaf picture by Jean-Christophe Lombardo (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Thunbergia laevis flower picture by dominoel dominoel (cc-by-sa)
Thunbergia laevis flower picture by Jean-Christophe Lombardo (cc-by-sa)
Thunbergia laevis flower picture by Jean-Christophe Lombardo (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Thunbergia laevis fruit picture by Jean-Christophe Lombardo (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Thunbergia laevis world distribution map, present in India, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Réunion, and Sierra Leone

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:56335-1
WFO ID wfo-0001244439
COL ID 56NZY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 710409
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Synonyms

Thunbergia laevis

Lower taxons

Thunbergia laevis var. vestita Thunbergia laevis var. parviflora