Overview
Taxonomy
The Subfamily Thunbergioideae is a member of the Family Acanthaceae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Thunbergioideae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
- Subphylum: Euphyllophytina
- Infraphylum: Radiatopses
Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class: Magnoliopsida
Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
- Subclass: Asteridae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder: Lamianae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Order: Lamiales
Bromhead, 1838
- Family: Acanthaceae
(ah-kanth-AY-see-ee)
A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
- Subfamily: Thunbergioideae
- Family: Acanthaceae
(ah-kanth-AY-see-ee)
A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
- Order: Lamiales
Bromhead, 1838
- Superorder: Lamianae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Subclass: Asteridae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Class: Magnoliopsida
Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
- Infraphylum: Radiatopses
Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Subphylum: Euphyllophytina
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
The Subfamily Thunbergioideae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Tribe (4): Ipomoeeae · Mendoncieae · Rhamneae · Thunbergieae
- Genus (7): Anomacanthus · Argyreia · Berchemia · Mendoncia · Meyenia · Pseudocalyx · Thunbergia
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 346 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Subfamily Thunbergioideae.
Genera
Anomacanthus
Argyreia
Argyreia nervosa is a perennial climbing vine that is native to the Indian subcontinent and introduced to numerous areas worldwide, including Hawaii, Africa and the Caribbean. Though it can be invasive, it is often prized for its aesthetic value. Common names include Hawaiian Baby Woodrose, Adhoguda ??????? or Vidhara ?????? (Sanskrit), Elephant Creeper and Woolly Morning Glory. There are two botanical varieties: Argyreia nervosa var. nervosa described here, and Argyrea nervosa var. speciosa, a species used in ayurvedic medicine, but with little to no psychoactive value. [more]
Berchemia
Berchemia is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae, named after Dutch botanist Berthout van Berchem. They are climbing plants or small to medium-sized trees that occur in Africa, Asia and America. [more]
Mendoncia
Mendoncia is a genus of in the family Acanthaceae. [more]
Meyenia
Weberbauerocereus is a of ceroid cactus, considered to be intermediate between the genera Trichocereus and Cleistocactus. The genus is named after August Weberbauer because of his extensive research in the Peruvian Andes. [more]
Pseudocalyx
Thunbergia
Thunbergia is a of flowering plants in the Family Acanthaceae, native to tropical regions of Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia. Its members are known by various names, including thunbergias; clockvine on its own usually refers to Thunbergia grandiflora, while Thunbergia alata is often known as Black-eyed Susan vine or just Black-eyed Susan (not to be confused with other flowers called Black-eyed Susan). Orange clockvine is the name of Thunbergia gregorii. [more]
At least 250 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Thunbergia.
More info about the Genus Thunbergia may be found here.
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