Thunbergia venosa C.B.Clarke

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Thunbergia

Characteristics

Herb, sparsely to densely pubescent; trichomes on stem, yellowish brown. Leaves sessile; blade linear to lanceolate, (14-)30-77 x (4-)7-30 mm, apex acute, base cordate, margin entire or with a few teeth, main vein and lateral veins raised on under surface. Flower bracts (18-)20-25 x (8-)16-20 mm, longer than mature fruit. Calyx covered with stipitate glands having one stalk cell and multicellular trichomes; lobes 2.5-4.8 mm long. Corolla with inner and outer surface of lobes and outer surface of tube yellow, inside of tube dull yellow; lobes 9.5-14 x 11-20 mm, tube 23-21 mm long and 2.4-11 mm in diameter. Filaments 3-4.6 mm long; anther thecae 3-4.2 mm long. Style 11-13 mm long; unicellular trichomes present on upper part. Fruit glabrous; 15-25 mm long; globose base 6-10 mm in diameter; stalk 45-60 mm long. Seed reddish brown; surface with prominent ridges; 2.6-4.6 mm in diameter.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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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 venosa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:56453-1
WFO ID wfo-0001044563
COL ID 56P63
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Synonyms

Thunbergia venosa