✿Acanthaceae · Thunbergia
Chimine / The White Thunbergia
Thunbergia fragrans var. vestita
Climberoutdoor
- Habit
- Climber
- Flowering
- September-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Thunbergia fragrans var. vestita
- Genus
- Thunbergia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests in Ghats
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chimine 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 Chimine itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- चिमीन Chimine
- Tamil
- இந்திரபுஷ்பி Intirapushpi, காச நங்கை Kaasa Nangai, தண்ணிக் கொடி Thanni Kodi
- Telugu
- ఇంద్రతీగ Indrathige, పాలతీగ Palathiga
- Kannada
- ಹೆಗಲ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Hegala Balli, ಇಂದ್ರಪುಷ್ಪ Indrapushpa
- Malayalam
- നൂർവൻ വള്ളി Noorvan Valli
- Marathi
- चिमणी Chimani, चिमीन Chimine, चिमिन
About Chimine
The White Thunbergia (Thunbergia fragrans var. vestita) is a climber in the Acanthaceae family. It grows in deciduous forests in Ghats. Flowering and fruiting run from September to February.
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Chimine belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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