Thunbergia grandiflora Roxb.

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Thunbergia grandiflora Roxb.

  • Collector(s)

    D. H. Lorence 9960 with M. Balick, W. Law, Steve Perlman, K. R. Wood, 08 Mar 2009

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Nett (Mun.). Along main road heading south of Kolonia, Pahnasang, next to Wysiwyg Store. Overgrown lot with weedy plants, some escaped from cultivation.

  • Description

    Large vigorous vine climbing into canopies of trees. Flowers with corolla pale purple, throat yellow with dark purple spot.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Apparently cultivated originally, now becoming invasive. New naturalized record.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02136892

    Occurrence ID: 15d61ab7-9859-4b1f-bec5-55fd0ad6ed4c

  • Related Publications

    [Article] Herrera, Katherine, et al. 2010. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia with Local Names and Uses. Allertonia. 10: 1-192.

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Acanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Thunbergia grandiflora Roxb. det D. H. Lorence

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Nett (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Along main road heading south of Kolonia, Pahnasang, next to Wysiwyg Store. Overgrown lot with weedy plants, some escaped from cultivation.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 60 m. (197 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.9556, 158.196

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POHNPEI: Netts District, along main road heading south of Kolonia,
Pahnasang, next to Wysiwyg Store. Overgrown lot with weedy plants, some
escaped from cultivation.
Large vigorous vine climbing into canopies of trees. Flowers with corolla pale
purple, throat yellow with dark purple spot. Apparently cultivated originally,
now becoming invasive. New naturalized record.
Lat/Long: 6« 57' 20" N 158° 1145 E
Elev: 197 ft = 60 m
David H. Lorence 9960	08 MAR 2009
M. Balick, W. Law, Steve Perlman, K. R. Wood
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBO)
Fieldwork suppported by NTBG, New York Botanical Garden,
Germeshausen Foundation, Marisla Foundation, National Science
Foundation, and Rasmussen Foundation
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