Krishnaneela / Upright Thunbergia
Thunbergia erecta
Also known as Blue Bell, King's Mantle, Bush Clock Vine
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Thunbergia erecta
- Genus
- Thunbergia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
- Distribution
- Westren Tropical Africa
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Haryana, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Delhi, Nagaland, Puducherry, Tripura
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“Leaves are arranged in opposite pairs and are ovate, elliptic or lanceolate, measuring up to 8 cm (3.1 in) long and 4 cm (1.6 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“The blades are glabrous or sparsely hairy along the midrib.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Krishnaneela itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Krishnaneela itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- নীল ঘন্টা
- Tamil
- துன்பேர்சியா எரிக்டா
- Malayalam
- കൃഷ്ണനീല, Krishnaneela, Thunbergia erecta
About Krishnaneela
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Upright Thunbergia (Thunbergia erecta) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and 23 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Uses
In practice it is planted as an ornamental.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Krishnaneela belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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