Thunbergia fragrans Roxb.

Daniel, Thomas F., García-Morales, Leccinum J. & Mora-Olivo, Arturo, 2021, Taxonomic and Photographic Guide to the Acanthaceae of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 67 (6), pp. 185-228 : 218

Thunbergia fragrans Roxb.

PENOLOGY.— Flowering: February–April, September–November; fruiting: February–April, September–November.

DISTRIBUTION.— Native to India; widely cultivated, and sometimes becoming naturalized elsewhere (e.g., Tamaulipas).

HABITAT.— Tropical subdeciduous forest, disturbed sites.

ELEVATION.— 200–1000 meters.

NOTES.— Daniel (1995) and Daniel and Acosta C. (2003) provided descriptions of this species ( Fig. 5I ).

REPRESENTATIVE SPECIMENS.— Mpio. Victoria, 2 km E de Mina de Serpentina , Cañón del Novillo , L. García-Morales 510 ( ITCV), 564 ( ITCV); Mpio. Victoria, KM 4 Cañón de La Peregrina , L. García-Morales 4858 ( ITCV); Mpio. Gómez Farías, rumbo a la sierra, A. Mora-Olivo 7777 ( BRIT, UAT).

Figures

FIGURE 5. Tamaulipan Acanthaceae V. A. Ruellia blechum. B. Ruellia ciliatiflora. C. Ruellia hookeriana. D. Ruellia paniculata. E. Ruellia simplex (blue-flowered form). F. Ruellia simplex (white-flowered form). G. Stenandrium dulce. H. Tetramerium nervosum. I Thunbergia fragrans. J. Thunbergia alata. K. Yeatesia mabryi. L. Yeatesia platystegia. Photos by T. Daniel (A, C–G, I, J), E. Fernández, cropped, CC BY-NC 4.0 (H), L. García-Morales (B, K), B. Leander, used with permission from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (L).