Thunbergia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 150 species native to tropical and subtropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, southern Asia, New Guinea, and Australia.
Selected species
Species include:
- Thunbergia alata <small>Bojer ex Sims</small>
- Thunbergia annua <small>Hochst. ex Nees</small>
- Thunbergia atriplicifolia <small> E.Mey. ex Nees</small>
- Thunbergia battiscombei <small>Turrill</small>
- Thunbergia bicolor <small>(Wight) Lindau</small>
- Thunbergia coccinea <small>Wall. ex D.Don</small>
- Thunbergia erecta <small>(Benth.) T. Anderson</small>
- Thunbergia fragrans <small>Roxb.</small>
- Thunbergia grandiflora <small>Roxb.</small>
- Thunbergia gregorii <small>S.Moore</small>
- Thunbergia laurifolia <small>Lindl.</small>
- Thunbergia mildbraediana <small>Lebrun & L.Touss.</small>
- Thunbergia mysorensis <small>(Wight) T.Anderson</small>
- Thunbergia natalensis <small>Hook.</small>
Formerly placed here
- Meyenia hawtayneana <small>(Wall.) Nees</small> (as T. hawtayneana <small>Wall.</small>)
Gallery
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Image:Thunbergia alata - plant (aka).jpg|Thunbergia alata
Image:Thunbergia erecta at Kudayathoor.jpg|Thunbergia erecta
Image:Thunbergia fragrans (Chimine) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 8934.jpg|Thunbergia fragrans
Image:Thunbergia gregorii2.jpg|Thunbergia gregorii
File:Thunbergia laurifolia (Blue Trumpet wine) W IMG 1973.jpg|Thunbergia laurifolia
Image:Thunbergia mysorensis dsc03785.jpg|Thunbergia mysorensis
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References
External links
- A Tale of Two Susans II - non-scholarly essay on the etymology and history of Thunbergia (and Carl Peter Thunberg)