Thunbergia laurifolia

Read about Thunbergia laurifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Thunbergia laurifolia, Lindl. (T. Harrisii, Hook. T. grandiflora, Wall.). St. terete, smooth except the youngest, twining: lvs. long-petiolate, ovate-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, rounded at the base, smooth, entire or slightly toothed: fls. 3 in. across, pale blue, white or yellow in the throat, borne in axillary whorls or in a raceme in which they are clustered or whorled; corolla with a wide, oblique trumpet-shaped tube and a large 5-lobed limb. India. B.M. 4985: 4998. F.S. 12:1275. Gn. 12, D. 420; 30:292 and p. 293. R.H. 1860, p. 342. J.H. III. 28:345; 45:131. Gng. 3:295. G. 3:42, 43. G.W. 3, p. 45; 10, p. 180.— Perennial greenhouse climber, flowering profusely in winter. Prop. by cuttings. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

? Laurel clock vine
Flowers of Thunbergia laurifolia
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Sublass: Asteridae Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Genus: Thunbergia Species: T. laurifolia
Binomial name
Thunbergia laurifolia Lindl.

Laurel clock vine or Blue trumpet vine is an invasive species, which is used like an ornamental plant. This plant is found in Cerrado vegetation of Brazil.

See also

• List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil

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