Acanthaceae

Bush clockvine

Thunbergia erecta (Benth.) T.Anderson

Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Thunbergia

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Bush clockvine: Species : Thunbergia erecta Family : Acanthaceae Image No. 1 — Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (11)

Bangla: নীল ঘন্টা
Chinese: 直立山牵牛, 直立山牽牛, 立鶴花, 硬枝老鸦嘴
English: Bush clockvine, King's-mantle, Potato bush
Japanese: コダチヤハズカズラ
Malayalam: കൃഷ്ണനീല, Krishnaneela
Portuguese: Manto-de-rei
Russian: Тунбергия прямостоячая
Swedish: Trumpetthunbergia
Tamil: துன்பேர்சியா எரிக்டா
Thai: ช้องนาง
Tongan: Fuepulupulutuʻi

Synonyms

Meyenia erecta Benth.
Thunbergia ikbaliana De Wild.
Thunbergia mestdaghi De Wild.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.