Kaamanabillu Balli / The Mysore Thunbergia
Thunbergia mysorensis
Also known as Mysore Clock Vine
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- December-March
How to identify Kaamanabillu Balli
Identify Kaamanabillu Balli by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Long hanging chains of red-yellow flowers.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Orange.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kaamanabillu Balli.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Thunbergia mysorensis
- Genus
- Thunbergia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Evergreen and Semi-evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kaamanabillu Balli itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Orangerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kaamanabillu Balli itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- বাসর লতা Baasar Lata, বাসর লতা
- Tamil
- பெண் காலணி மலர் கொடி Pen Kaalani Malar Koti
- Kannada
- ಕಾಮನಬಿಲ್ಲು ಬಳ್ಳಿ Kaamanabillu Balli
- Malayalam
- ശരറാന്തൽപ്പൂവ് Shararaanthalpoovu, ശരറാന്തൽ പൂവ്
- Marathi
- वाघळी Waghli
About Kaamanabillu Balli
A member of the Acanthaceae family, The Mysore Thunbergia (Thunbergia mysorensis) is a climber. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and 3 other states. It grows in evergreen and Semi-evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to March.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Kaamanabillu Balli belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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