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Taxon:
Thunbergia grandiflora
Roxb.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Thunbergia
Family:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily:
Thunbergioideae
Nomen number:
36606
Place of publication:
J. Bellenden Ker, Bot. Reg. 6: t. 495. 1820 (Hort. bengal. 45. 1814, nom. nud.)
Comment:
for discussion of authorship see Edinburgh J. Bot. 51:176. 1994
Verified:
06/09/2006
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
Balick, M. J. et al.
2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
Boggan, J. et al.
1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
Breedlove, D. E., ed.
1981-. Flora of Chiapas.
Burger, W. C., ed.
1971-. Flora costaricensis.
Burkart, A. E., ed.
1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Daniel, T. F.
1997. Catalog of the Acanthaceae of Belize with taxonomic and phytogeographic notes. Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 21:171.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Note:
lists as
Thunbergia grandiflora
(Roxb. ex Rottler) Roxb.
Erhardt, W. et al.
2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Note:
lists as
Thunbergia grandiflora
(Roxb. ex Rottler) Roxb.
Erhardt, W. et al.
2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Fosberg, F. R. et al.
1993. Flora of Micronesia, 5: Bignoniaceae-Rubiaceae. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 81:41.
URL:
http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/Botany/
Note:
lists as
Thunbergia grandiflora
(Roxb. ex Rottler) Roxb.
Funk, V. et al.
2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long.
1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Hara, H. et al.
1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.hear.org/pier/index.html
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds.
1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Krüssmann, G.
1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of
Handbuch der Laubgehölze
. 1976)
Matthew, K. M.
1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
Meyer, J.-Y. & C. Lavergne.
2004. Beautés fatales: Acanthaceae species as invasive alien plants on tropical Indo-Pacific islands. Diversity & Distrib. 10:333-347.
Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson.
1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Note:
lists as
Thunbergia grandiflora
(Roxb. ex Rottler) Roxb.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds.
2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Verma, D. M. et al. (vol. 1); V. Mudgal et al. (vol. 2).
1993-. Flora Madhya Pradesh.
Wasshausen, D. C.
1998. Acanthaceae of the Southeastern United States. Castanea 63:101.
Note:
lists as
Thunbergia grandiflora
(Roxb. ex Rottler) Roxb.
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Wood, J. R. I.
1994. Notes relating to the flora of Bhutan: XXIX. Acanthaceae, with special reference to
Strobilanthes
. Edinburgh J. Bot. 51:176.
Common names
English
Bengal clockvine –
Reference(s)
Bengal trumpet –
Reference(s)
blue skyflower –
Reference(s)
blue thunbergia –
Reference(s)
blue trumpetvine –
Reference(s)
clockvine –
Reference(s)
skyflower –
Reference(s)
skyvine –
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German
bengalische Thunbergie –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Fujian Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hainan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bhutan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
n.e.
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Indochina
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
2
Cultivated
also widely cult.
3
Adventive
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
3
Adventive
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Reunion
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Seychelles
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Singapore
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
n.
4
Naturalized
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Palau
4
Naturalized
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
French Polynesia
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Samoa
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Native
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
[Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Hainan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bhutan
,
India
(n.e.),
Nepal
INDO-CHINA:
Indochina
,
Myanmar
Cultivated
(also widely cult.)
Adventive
Northern America
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Chiapas]
Southern America
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Guatemala
Naturalized
Africa
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Mauritius
,
Reunion
,
Seychelles
Asia-Tropical
MALESIA:
Singapore
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
(n.)
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Palau
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
French Polynesia
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
,
Samoa
Southern America
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Guyana
,
Suriname
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental
ornamental
Krüssmann, G.
1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of
Handbuch der Laubgehölze
. 1976)
Environmental
ornamental
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Name
References