Blue Trumpet Vine
Thunbergia laurifolia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka & more
How to identify Blue Trumpet Vine
Identify Blue Trumpet Vine 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: Laurel-like leaves, blue trumpet flowers.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf shape: Cordate.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Blue Trumpet Vine.
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.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Blue Trumpet Vine belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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