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Thunbergia laurifolia

Botanic Family

Acanthaceae

Author

Lindley

Common Names

• Laurel Clockvine
• Bengal Trumpet
• Purple Allamanda
• Gui ye shan qian niu (Pinyin)
• Blue Sky Vine
• Blue Trumpet Vine
• Laurel-leaved Thunbergi
• Kyi-kan-hnok-thi (Myanmar)
• Kyini-new (Myanmar)
• New-nyo (Myanmar)
• Pan-ye-sut-nwe (Myanmar)
• Akar Ketuah (Malaysia)

Geographical Habitats

• Andamans
• India
• Upper Myanmar
• Indo China
• Thailand
• Kedah
• Kelantan
• Malacca
• Pahang
• Perak
• Perlis - Malaysia
• Singapore

Natural Habitats

• Disturbed areas
• secondary growth
• forests
• hedgerows

Flowering Times

• Nov-Feb (Thailand)

Fruiting Times

Perennial evergreen soft woody twining liana with glabrous leaves often undulate & toothed to 125mm x 50mm, terminal cymes with bracts to 25mm long, 76mm pale lilac-blue flowers with paler yellowish throat striped brown, fruit capsule to 6 mm long with beak to 25mm long

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Herklots 1976
• van der Spuy 1976
• Huxley 1992
• FOH
• FOC
• net
• Aluka
• Bodkin
• Exotica
• JDH
• USNH
• JFM
• The Plant List 2
• FOMP
• GBS