Thunbergia fragrans
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Thunbergia |
| Species: | T. fragrans
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Thunbergia fragrans, the whitelady[2] is a perennial climbing twiner in the family Acanthaceae, native to South and Southeast Asia and China.
Distribution
It is native to South and Southeast Asia and China. The species is also widely introduced in other tropical and subtropical areas including Florida[2] Hawaii,[3] Australia,[4] New Caledonia, French Polynesia,[5] Caribbean[6] and Indian Ocean islands,[7] southern Africa and Central America.[8] In many places it is considered as an invasive species.
Usage
In Indian Siddha medicine, the species is known as indrapushapa and a paste made out of tender twigs of the is used to combat fever and sometimes applied on cuts and wounds. The leaves are used as a poultice in skin diseases, their juice can also be applied on the head to cure headaches.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Thunbergia fragrans". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b NRCS. "Thunbergia fragrans". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "Thunbergia fragrans - White Lady, Whitelady, White Thunbergia, Sweet Clock-vine, White Clock-vine - Hawaiian Plants and Tropical Flowers". 29 April 2010.
- ^ "www.somemagneticislandplants.com.au".
- ^ "Thunbergia fragrans Roxb., 1796". Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel.
- ^ "Thunbergia fragrans". www.saintlucianplants.com.
- ^ "IDAO - Species Search". idao.cirad.fr.
- ^ "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (3 May 2012). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (5 Volume Set). CRC Press. ISBN 9781420080445.