✿Acanthaceae · Thunbergia
Blue Trumpet Vine
Thunbergia laurifolia
outdoor
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Thunbergia laurifolia
- Genus
- Thunbergia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“Thunbergia laurifolia leaves are opposite, heart-shaped with serrated leaf margin and taper to a pointed tip.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- CordaterecordedHeart-shaped, with a notch at the base.“Thunbergia laurifolia leaves are opposite, heart-shaped with serrated leaf margin and taper to a pointed tip.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“Thunbergia laurifolia leaves are opposite, heart-shaped with serrated leaf margin and taper to a pointed tip.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“grandiflora, but has longer, thinner leaves and its young stems and leaves are hairless.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Blue Trumpet Vine itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Blue Trumpet Vine itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Blue Trumpet Vine
Blue Trumpet Vine (Thunbergia laurifolia) is a species in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and 6 other states.
Uses
It is planted as an ornamental.
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Blue Trumpet Vine belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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