Kingdom: Plantae (2624)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2527)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2136)
Order: Lamiales (177)
Family: Acanthaceae (25)(family description)
Genus: Thunbergia (4)
Epithet: coccinea Wall. (7)
Synonym: Hexacentris coccinea (Wall.) Nees
coccinea => scarlet