Thunbergia lutea Anderson

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Thunbergia salweenensis W.W.Sm.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Thunbergia lutea T.Anderson
  • Common name : Sikkim Clock Vine
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Hill forest and in forest relics
  • Comments / notes : Vigorous climbing plant with stems up to 4m, glabrous or thinly pubescent except for prominent tuft of hairs at nodes.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Gangtok district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : E. Nepal to S. Central China.
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Darjeeling district and eastern Nepal
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Thunbergia lutea. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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