Laal Ghadee Lata / Scarlet Clock Vine
Thunbergia coccinea
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand & more
How to identify Laal Ghadee Lata
Identify Laal Ghadee Lata by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Long drooping racemes of scarlet flowers.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm flower colour: Red.
- Confirm fruit type: Capsule.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Laal Ghadee Lata.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Thunbergia coccinea
- Genus
- Thunbergia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The leaf margin is dentate, while the ventilation of the leaf is pinnate, both sides of the leaf are pubescent.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“Leaves are arranged oppositely with an ovate or lanceolate leaf shape.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“The leaf margin is dentate, while the ventilation of the leaf is pinnate, both sides of the leaf are pubescent.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“The leaf margin is dentate, while the ventilation of the leaf is pinnate, both sides of the leaf are pubescent.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Laal Ghadee Lata itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“Once pollinated plants will produce loculicidal glabrous fruiting capsules.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Laal Ghadee Lata itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Adi
- Bising Kiring, Pakrega
- Assamese
- চুঙা লতা Chung Lota
- Dogri
- लाल गदा बेल Laal Gada Bel, सूही बुर्ज़ बेल Soohee Burz Bel
- Hindi
- लाल घड़ी लता Laal Ghadee Lata
- Kannada
- ಇಂದ್ರಪುಷ್ಪ Indrapushpa
- Mizo
- Fa-Hrah-Hrui
- Nepali
- कान्से Kaanse, रातो काग चुच्चे Rato Kag Chuchche, सिंगार्ने लहरा Singarne Lahara
About Laal Ghadee Lata
Scarlet Clock Vine (Thunbergia coccinea) is a species in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand and 12 other states.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Laal Ghadee Lata belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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