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Thunbergia coccinea

Botanic Family

Acanthaceae

Author

Wallich ex D. Don

Propagation

C.L.S.

Cultivated

C, ornamental

Common Names

• Scarlet Clock Vine
• Basekre (Chepang)
• Kaka Lahara (Gurung)
• Kanase (Nepali)
• Singarne Lahara (Nepali)
• Ullu Khar (Nepali)
• Gau Lahara (Tamang)
• Kaulun Thunga (Tamang)
• Hong hua shan qian niu (Pinyin)
• Kyi-ni-new (Myanmar)
• Mokku-ku (Myanmar)
• New-nyo (Myanmar)
• Shanang-kaji (Myanmar)

Geographical Habitats

• India
• Nepal
• Myanmar
• SE Xizang
• SC Yunnan-China
• N Indo-China
• SE Tibet
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Montane forest
• evergreen forest streamside
• disturbed areas moist shade

Flowering Times

• Dec to Mar (China) Winter to Summer
• Nov-Dec (Thailand)

Fruiting Times

Large nearly glabrous climber, perennial evergreen large woody climber with 25mm long orange to orange-red flowers with purple bracts, tubes 6mm, lobes 7mm, in pendant terminal or axillary racemes 450mm long, 40mm nearly glabrous seed capsules. Twiner

Medicinal uses

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Herklots 1976
• van der Spuy 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Nicholls 1995
• P & R 1997
• Manandhar 2002
• RHS A-Z
• FOC
• net
• Mobot
• Bodkin
• JDH
• USNH