Thunbergia neglecta Sond.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Thunbergia

Characteristics

Scrambler, pubescent. Leaves petiolate, petioles 9-30 mm long; blade ovate, (12-)29-47(-57) x (13-)20-47(-55) mm, apex acute, obtuse or emarginate, base cordate, margin entire, lobed or toothed. Flower bracts persistent; 11-20 x (5-)8-14 mm. Calyx with lobes 2-6 mm long; lobes subuliform, sometimes toothed, stipitate glands and a few unicellular trichomes present. Corolla with inner surface and outer surface of lobes and outer surface of tube dull white, inner surface of tube dull yellow; lobes 9.5-4.5 x 13-23 mm; tube 17-27 mm long, 2-3 mm in diameter. Filaments 4-6 mm long; anther thecae 2.4-3 mm long. Style 7-12 mm long, unicellular trichomes present on upper part. Fruit 13-20 mm long, globose base 6-10 mm in diameter. Seed reddish brown; trichomes adhere together to form comb-like protuberances on testa; 3.5-5.0 mm in diameter.
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Perennial herb; pubescent. Stems scrambling. Leaves petiolate; blade ovate, 29-47 x 20-47 mm, base cordate, apex acute, obtuse or emarginated, margins entire, lobed or toothed. Flowers: bracts persistent; corolla dull white, only inner surface of tube dull yellow; Sep.-Apr. Fruit 13-20 mm long, globose base 6-10 mm in diameter.
Scrambler. Leaf base cordate, petiolate, petioles not winged. Fruit glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Flowers dull white, inner surface of tube dull yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Cultivation

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

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Distribution

Thunbergia neglecta world distribution map, present in Botswana, eSwatini, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:56370-1
WFO ID wfo-0001044560
COL ID 56P38
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Synonyms

Thunbergia hirta Thunbergia neglecta