Thunbergia fragrans var. fragrans C.B.Clarke

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Thunbergia fragrans Roxb.
  • Common name : Wight Thunbergia, Thunbergia wight gem
  • Vernacular name :
    • Thannikodi, Vellachedi, Kasanagai (Tamil) Noorvan-vally (Malayalam)
    • Chakrakedar (Oria)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Tropical dry evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : On hills above 750m on thickets, by fences, forest borders and in exposed places of deciduous forests and plains
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh, Raja K.Swamy, Rajasri Ray
  • Collection Date : 09/12/2014
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-53
  • Collection Locality : Way to Amirdhi R.F., Vellore district (TN)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, Kurnool district, Chittoor district
    • Karnataka : Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Thane district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Vellore district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivaganga district), Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villipuram district), Javadu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district)
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Galápagos, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Marquesas, Mexico, Niue, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Society Islands, Southwest Caribbean, Taiwan, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Islands
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • 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 fragrans var. fragrans. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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