This is *Thunbergia laurifolia* or the blue trumpet vine is a popular ornamental plant in tropical gardens. Tanay
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 5:36 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > In T. alata the petiole is winged and the flowers usually yellow with > purple throat. This one should be T. laurifolia. > > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> Name: *Thunbergia alata* Boj. ex Sims >> Family: Acanthaceae >> Habit: Climber >> Common name: Black-eyed susan >> Nativity: Tropical Africa >> >> Picture taken on 01 May 2010 at Bhavanisagar Dam park. >> >> -- >> Muthu Karthick, N >> Junior Research Fellow >> Care Earth Trust >> Chennai - 61 >> www.careearthtrust.org >> > > > > -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
