Large-flowered Thunbergia
Thunbergia grandiflora
Also known as Bengal trumpet, Blue trumpet vine, Blue sky vine, Large-flowered Thunbergia
About Large-flowered Thunbergia
Thunbergia grandiflora is an evergreen vine in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indochina and Myanmar and widely naturalised elsewhere. Common names include Bengal clockvine, Bengal trumpet, blue skyflower, blue thunbergia, blue trumpetvine, clockvine, skyflower and skyvine.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Thunbergia grandiflora
- Genus
- Thunbergia
- Family
- ACANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Africa
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Indo-China, South China
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- नील लता Neel Lata
- Nepali
- काग चुच्चे Kaag Chuchche, काग फुली Kaag Phulee, कनेसी लहरा Kanesi Laharaa
- Bengali
- নীল লতা Neel Lota, নীলবনলতা
- Tamil
- வங்காள கடிகாரக் கொடி Vankaala Katikaarak Koti, துன்பேர்சியா கிராண்டிஃப்ளோரா
- Kannada
- ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹೆಗಲ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Dodda Hegala Balli
- Malayalam
- തൻബെർജിയ ഗ്രാൻഡിഫ്ലോറ
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Large-flowered Thunbergia belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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