Biology:Thunbergia mysorensis
| Thunbergia mysorensis | |
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| Thunbergia mysorensis in the Cairns Botanical Gardens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Thunbergia |
| Species: | T. mysorensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Thunbergia mysorensis (Wight) T.Anderson ex Bedd., 1865
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Thunbergia mysorensis, the Mysore trumpetvine[2] or lady's slipper vine,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. A woody-stemmed evergreen, this vine is native to southern tropical India.[4] The specific epithet mysorensis is derived from the city of Mysore.[4]
Description
Thunbergia mysorensis often reaches 6 metres (20 ft) and has long narrow medium green leaves. The dramatic and very large pendent hanging blossoms have individual flowers in a bold curved shaped. This is enhanced by their being a rich saturated yellow, with maroon to brownish red outer tip coloring.[4] The vine blooms from spring to autumn.[4]
Cultivation
Thunbergia mysorensis is cultivated as a popular ornamental plant in tropical and sub-tropical gardens, conservatories and greenhouses.[4] It grows quickly in frost-free temperate climates, such as coastal Southern California, with flowers draping down from pergolas and other garden structures.[5] Its sweet nectar is attractive to sunbirds, a very small passerine bird, and hummingbirds.[4] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6][7]
Gallery
Thunbergia mysorensis Mysore trumpetvine leaves seen close-Up left.
Lady shoe flower (Thunbergia mysorensis) in Gavi, Kerala
H. mysorensis (van Houtte, L. (1853)
Detail
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References
- ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2609024, retrieved 13 October 2015
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Thunbergia mysorensis | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 19 January 2018 }}
- ↑ "Thunbergia mysorensis". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Thunbergia_mysorensis.htm.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Univ. Connecticut plant treatment: Thunbergia mysorensis {Acanthaceae} Clock Vine . accessed 5.1.2011
- ↑ California_Gardens: Thunbergia mysorensis - Brick and Butter Vine info page . accessed 5.1.2011
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Thunbergia mysorensis ". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/18176/Thunbergia-mysorensis/Details.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 102. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q1989422 entry
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