Thunbergia fragrans

Thunbergia fragrans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Thunbergia
Species: T. fragrans
Binomial name
Thunbergia fragrans
Roxb., 1796
Synonyms
  • Thunbergia convolvuloides Baker
  • Thunbergia laevis Nees.
  • Thunbergia volubilis Pers
Thunbergia fragrans

Thunbergia fragrans, the whitelady[1] is a perennial climbing twiner in the genus Thunbergia.

Distribution

It is native to India and Southern Asia but widespread in the tropics including Florida[2] Hawaii,[3] Australia,[4] New Caledonia, French Polynesia,[5] Caribbean[6] and Indian Ocean islands,[7] southern Africa and Central America[8]

In many places it is considered as an invasive species.

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