Thunbergia laurifolia Lindl.

Laurel clockvine (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Thunbergia

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0 - 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Deafness (leaf), Furunculosis (leaf), Menorrhagia (leaf), Boil (unspecified), Deafness (unspecified), Menorrhagia (unspecified), Wound (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Thunbergia laurifolia leaf picture by Pierre Bonnet (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Thunbergia laurifolia world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), China, Dominica, Fiji, Guam, India, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Myanmar, Malaysia, Peru, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, United States of America, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:56339-1
WFO ID wfo-0001045078
COL ID 56P24
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 446882
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Synonyms

Thunbergia harrisii Thunbergia laurifolia Thunbergia grandiflora var. laurifolia