Thunbergia mysorensis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Thunbergioideae
Genus: Thunbergia
Subgenus: T. subg. Hexacentris
Species: Thunbergia mysorensis
Name

Thunbergia mysorensis (Wight) T.Anderson, 1867.
Synonyms

Basionym

Hexacentris mysorensis Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. (Wight) 3(2): 6, t. 871. 1845.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie
India (peninsular India)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Anderson, T. 1867. Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany. London 9: 448. (R.H.Beddome 1865. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 25:222, nom. nud.)

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Thunbergia mysorensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Thunbergia mysorensis. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 27 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Thunbergia mysorensis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 27.
Tropicos.org 2018. Thunbergia mysorensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 27.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Thunbergia mysorensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: Indian clock vine, brick & butter vine, lady's slipper vine, dolls' shoes
Nederlands: Mysore-winde

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

References

The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 13 October 2015
"Thunbergia mysorensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 January 2018.
F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Thunbergia mysorensis". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
"AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 102. Retrieved 23 December 2018.