English: Whitelady

Mandarin: 碗花草 (wan hua cao)

Kingdom: Plantae (2265)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2170)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (1832)

      Order: Lamiales (136)

        Family: Acanthaceae (24) (family description)

          Genus: Thunbergia (4)

           Epithet: fragrans Roxb. (2)

Synonym: Roxburghia rostrata Russell ex Nees

fragrans => fragrant, of pleasant odour

rostrata => beak-shaped, somewhat beaked

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: white

Check for Thunbergia fragrans at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI

• [1083] Thunbergia fragrans - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [2081] Thunbergia fragrans - Flora of China @ efloras.org

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