Thunbergia grandiflora

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• Description
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• Taxonomy
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Overview

Ornamental liana from India

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Space 15-18" apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 7.8

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Similar Species

Members of the genus Thunbergia

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 32 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

T. alata (Black Eye Susan) · T. alata 'African Sunset' (Black-Eyed Susan Vine) · T. alata 'Alba' (Black-Eyed Susan Vine) · T. alata 'Alba Oculata' (Black-Eyed Susan Vine) · T. alata 'Apricot Smoothie' (Black Eyed Susan Vine) · T. alata 'Blushing Susie' (Blushing Susie Black-Eyed Susan Vine) · T. alata 'Lemon Queen' (Black-Eyed Susan 'lemon Queen') · T. alata 'Lemon Star' (Black-Eyed Susan Vine) · T. alata 'Orange Beauty' (Black-Eyed Susan Vine) · T. alata 'Orange Wonder' (Black-Eyed Susan Vine) · T. alata 'Raspberry Smoothie' (Black-Eyed Susan Vine) · T. alata 'Salmon Shades' (Black-Eyed Susan Vine) · T. alata 'Smoothie' (Black-Eyed Susan Vine) · T. alata 'Spanish Eyes' (Black-Eyed Susan Vine) · T. alata 'Superstar Orange' (Black-Eyed Susan Vine) · T. battiscombei (Bengal Clock Vine) · T. coccinea (Thunbergia) · T. dregeana (Thunbergia) · T. erecta (Bush Clockvine) · T. erecta 'Alba' (King's Mantle) · T. erecta 'Fairy Moon' (Bush Clock Vine) · T. fragrans (Sweet Clock-Vine) · T. gibsonii (Orange Clock Vine) · T. grandiflora (Bengal Clock Vine) · T. grandiflora 'Antigua' (Bengal Clock Vine) · T. grandiflora 'Variegata' (Bengal Clock Vine) · T. gregorii (Orange Clock Vine) · T. laurifolia (Blue Sky Vine) · T. mysorensis (Clock Vine) · T. natalensis (Dwarf Blue Thunbergia) · T. togoensis (Bengal Clock Vine) · T. 'Sun Lady' (Black-Eyed Susan Vine)

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 12, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 30, 2007:

• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program
• Herbier de la Guyane, Herbier de la Guyane
• Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
• , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• National Herbarium of New South Wales, NSW herbarium collection
• National Herbarium of New South Wales, Plants of Papua New Guinea
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
• University of Vienna, Institute for Botany - Herbarium WU, Herbarium WU

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2663449
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-182337
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13729303
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:56290-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 36606
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 182337
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: THGR3
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 65979

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