This should help choosing between T. grandiflora and T. laurifolua http://www.kartuz.com/p/69137/Thunbergia+laurifolia.html
<http://www.kartuz.com/p/69137/Thunbergia+laurifolia.html> http://www.eol.org/pages/481547 <http://www.eol.org/pages/481547> http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/05/5/5549.jpg <http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/05/5/5549.jpg> http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lodQc_eFbgM/S1HY5Tt-pmI/AAAAAAAABus/9it0qEy6Ouw/s1600-h/Thunbergia+grandiflora+Curtis+2366.jpg The two species were discussed in detail last year on this group. -- 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 Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > Thank you very much for the clarification in id. The posted plant is > *Thunbergia > grandiflora* (Roxb. ex Rottl.) Roxb. > > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 3:09 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 >> >> > > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Junior Research Fellow > Care Earth Trust > Chennai - 61 > www.careearthtrust.org >
