Thunbergia grandiflora

Thunbergia grandiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Thunbergia
Species:
T. grandiflora
Binomial name
Thunbergia grandiflora
(Roxb. ex Rottler) Roxb.
Synonyms
List
    • Flemingia grandiflora Roxb. ex Rottler, 1803
    • Thunbergia adenophora W.W.Sm., 1917
    • Thunbergia chinensis Merr., 1922
    • Thunbergia clarkei T.Yamaz., 1971
    • Thunbergia cordifolia Nees, 1847
    • Thunbergia grandiflora f. alba Leonard, 1958
    • Thunbergia grandiflora var. axillaris C.B.Clarke, 1884
    • Thunbergia grandiflora f. citrina Leonard, 1958
    • Thunbergia grandiflora var. cordiflora Benoist, 1935
    • Thunbergia grandiflora var. racemosa Nees, 1847
    • Thunbergia lacei Gamble, 1913
    • Thunbergia malvifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., 1829
    • Thunbergia talbotiae S.Moore, 1914

Thunbergia grandiflora is an evergreen vine in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indochina and Myanmar and widely naturalised elsewhere. Common names include Bengal clockvine, Bengal trumpet, blue skyflower, blue thunbergia, blue trumpetvine, clockvine, skyflower and skyvine.