Thunbergia oblongifolia Oliv.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Thunbergia

Characteristics

A herb. It has an erect stem. It is woody. The leaves are oval and without leaf stalks. They are shiny and have soft hairs around the edge. The flowers are mauve with a yellow throat.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
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Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. In Malawi it grows at higher altitudes. It grows in the savannah.
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Found at elevations from 750-2,250 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Leaves are cooked and eaten.
Uses food gene source
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Thunbergia oblongifolia world distribution map, present in Burundi, Mozambique, Tanzania, United Republic of, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:56374-1
WFO ID wfo-0001246027
COL ID 7BXNW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Thunbergia manikensis Thunbergia oblongifolia