Thunbergia

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya

Curtis's botanical magazine..London ; New York [etc.] :Academic Press [etc.].biodiversitylibrary.org/page/487192

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya

A gift of the Acanthaceae Family, this native of southeast Asia has been widely planted and has aggressively naturalized. Here growing near Todos Santos, Baja California.

Sungai Pau, Sik, Kedah, Malaysia.Thunbergia laurifolia Lindl. Acanthaceae. CN: [Malaysia - Akar ketuau, Akar ketuan, Akar tuau, Kar tuau, Daun patuk tuau, Daun patuk tuan, Rumput melian], Laurel clock vine, Blue trumpet vine, Laurel-leaved Thunbergia. Native to Myanmar, Malesia (Malaysia - Malaya]; elsewhere naturalized and cultivated. Stout liana. Habitat - forests and open country. The plant is usually planted as ornamental in gardening hard-scape such as pergola. In folk medicine used for treatment of deafness, poulticing cuts and boils and herbal tea.Synonym(s):Thunbergia grandiflora var. laurifolia (Lindl.) Benoist Ref and suggested reading:FRIM Flora DatabaseKamus Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Malaysiawww.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-102966www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?36609en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunbergia_laurifolia

Sungai Pau, Sik, Kedah, Malaysia.Thunbergia laurifolia Lindl. Acanthaceae. CN: [Malaysia - Akar ketuau, Akar ketuan, Akar tuau, Kar tuau, Daun patuk tuau, Daun patuk tuan, Rumput melian], Laurel clock vine, Blue trumpet vine, Laurel-leaved Thunbergia. Native to Myanmar, Malesia (Malaysia - Malaya]; elsewhere naturalized and cultivated. Stout liana. Habitat - forests and open country. The plant is usually planted as ornamental in gardening hard-scape such as pergola. In folk medicine used for treatment of deafness, poulticing cuts and boils and herbal tea.Synonym(s):Thunbergia grandiflora var. laurifolia (Lindl.) Benoist Ref and suggested reading:FRIM Flora DatabaseKamus Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Malaysiawww.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-102966www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?36609en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunbergia_laurifolia

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya

Sungai Pau, Sik, Kedah, Malaysia.Thunbergia laurifolia Lindl. Acanthaceae. CN: [Malaysia - Akar ketuau, Akar ketuan, Akar tuau, Kar tuau, Daun patuk tuau, Daun patuk tuan, Rumput melian], Laurel clock vine, Blue trumpet vine, Laurel-leaved Thunbergia. Native to Myanmar, Malesia (Malaysia - Malaya]; elsewhere naturalized and cultivated. Stout liana. Habitat - forests and open country. The plant is usually planted as ornamental in gardening hard-scape such as pergola. In folk medicine used for treatment of deafness, poulticing cuts and boils and herbal tea.Synonym(s):Thunbergia grandiflora var. laurifolia (Lindl.) Benoist Ref and suggested reading:FRIM Flora DatabaseKamus Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Malaysiawww.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-102966www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?36609en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunbergia_laurifolia

Curtis's botanical magazine..London ;New York [etc.] :Academic Press [etc.].biodiversitylibrary.org/page/467627

Curtis's botanical magazine..London ; New York [etc.] :Academic Press [etc.].biodiversitylibrary.org/page/465457

Mwera, Tanga, Tanzania

Barrio Colon, Panama, Panama

A vine of African origin, but widely naturalized in the Neotropics. In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/acanthus/index.html

Barrio Colon, Panama, Panama

Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Thunbergia erecta (Benth.) T. Anderson. Acanthaceae. CN: Bush-clock vine, King's mantle. Native of west-central tropical Africa and west tropical Africa. Naturalized and cultivated elsewhere.Synonym(s):Meyenia erecta BenthRef and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?36603

Planta ornamental de flores blancas. Las hay de flores lila

Beautiful King' s Mantle. Hope you have enjoyed watching it. This photo was taken in the Tsing Yi Park, Hong Kong.

Planta ornamental de flores blancas. Las hay de flores lila

This beautiful flower is also called Bush Thunbergia. This photo was taken in the Kadoorie Farm and Botanical Garden here in Hong Kong.

Of Afro-asian origin, but now pantropical, and known as the Bush Clock Vine. Photo from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. In context at www.dixpix.ca/indonesia/flora/asterid1/index.html

Barrio Colon, Panama, Panama

Looking at the back of a King's Mantle. This photo was taken in the Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden here in Hong Kong.

Uganda