Thunbergia erecta (Benth.) T.Anderson

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Meyenia erecta Benth.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Thunbergia erecta (Benth.) T.Anderson
  • Common name : Upright Thunbergia, Blue bell, King's mantle, Bush Clock Vine
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated
  • Key identification features : Flowers large, trumpet shaped, attractive and bluish to white, variable in colour.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Nos : CS 7936
  • Collection Locality : Peermade, Kerala
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Chikkamagaluru district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Shivamogga district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Thane district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Thunbergia erecta. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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