Thunbergia fragrans Roxb.
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Authority
Leonard, Emery C. 1951. The Acanthaceae of Colombia, I. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 31: 1-117.
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Family
Acanthaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Description - A slender finely pubescent vine up to 2 meters long, usually climbing; leaves ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate at apex, hastate or cordate at base, entire or remotely few-toothed toward base; petioles slender, 1 to 4 cm. long; flowers axillary; peduncles 2 to 7 cm. long; bracts lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 1.5 to 2 cm. long; corolla, white, 2.5 to 3 cm. long, the lobes crenate, nearly as long as the tube; capsule depressed-globose, about 8 mm. in diameter, tipped by a stout flattened subulate beak 1 to 1.5 cm. long.
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Discussion
Roadsides, thickets, waste grounds in general. Naturalized after cultivation. Found in tropical regions throughout most parts of the world. Although specifically named fragrans there is considerable difference of opinion as to whether the flowers are actually fragrant. Some find them so, others find them fragrant only at certain times during the day, and still others fail entirely to detect any marked odor.
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Common Names
enredadera blanca, pico de ave