Acanthaceae
Blackeyed Susan vine
Thunbergia alata
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Thunbergia
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Common names
By language (24)
- Afrikaans
- Swartoognooi
- Arabic
- تونبرغية جناحية
- arz
- تونبرغيه جناحيه
- Bangla
- হুতুম-মণি লতা, কাজল আঁখি
- Chinese
- 翼叶山牵牛, 翼葉山牽牛, 黑眼花, 山牵牛, 翼柄山牵牛
- Croatian
- Crnooka suzana
- Czech
- Thunbergie křídlatá
- Dutch
- Suzanne-met-de-mooie-ogen, Suzanne met de mooie ogen
- English
- Blackeyed Susan vine, Black-eyed Susan vine
- Finnish
- Mustasilmäsusanna
- German
- Schwarzäugige Susanne
- hsb
- Žołta tunbergija
- Hungarian
- Szárnyas feketeszem
- Irish
- Súsan dhúshúileach
- Japanese
- ヤハズカズラ
- Kinyarwanda
- Urusayura
- Malayalam
- കരിങ്കണ്ണി
- Polish
- Tunbergia oskrzydlona
- Portuguese
- Bunda-de-mulata, Bunda-de-negro, Carólia, Cu-de-cachorro, Erva cabrita, Erva de cabrita, Erva-cabrita, Jasmim da Itália
- Russian
- Тунбергия крылатая
- Slovak
- Tunbergia krídlatá
- Spanish
- Ojitos negros, Ojo de poeta, Ojo de venus, Susana de ojos negros, Thumbergia alata
- Swedish
- Svartöga
- Tamil
- துன்பேர்சியா அலாடா
Synonyms
- Endomelas alata (Bojer ex Sims) Raf.
- Thunbergia alata var. alba Paxton
- Thunbergia alata var. albiflora Hook.
- Thunbergia alata var. minor S.Moore
- Thunbergia alata var. retinervia Burkill
- Thunbergia alata var. velutina Bremek.
- Thunbergia alata var. vixalata Burkill
- Thunbergia albiflora Gordon
- Thunbergia aurantiaca Paxton
- Thunbergia backeri E.Vilm.
- Thunbergia bakeri Bosse
- Thunbergia bikimaensis De Wild.
- Thunbergia delamerei S.Moore
- Thunbergia doddsii Paxton
- Thunbergia fryeri E.Vilm.
- Thunbergia fuscata T.Anderson ex Lindau
- Thunbergia kamatembica Mildbr.
- Thunbergia leucantha Van Houtte
- Thunbergia manganjensis Lindau
- Thunbergia nymphaeifolia Lindau
- Thunbergia oculata S.Moore
- Valentiana volubilis Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 2,004 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Macelo Costa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Büderich, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Viktor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ligocsicnarf89, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jenny Christianson, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.