Common name
English: Whitelady
Mandarin: 碗花草 (wan hua cao)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Lamiales (199)
Family: Acanthaceae (25)(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
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
External links
Check for Thunbergia fragrans at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1083] Thunbergia fragrans - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)