Acanthaceae
Whitelady
Thunbergia fragrans
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Thunbergia
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Common names
By language (7)
- Chinese
- 碗花草, 碗花草根, 铁贯藤, 海南老鸦嘴, 海南山牵牛, 海南老鴉嘴
- English
- Whitelady, Sweet clock-vine, White thunbergia
- Japanese
- カオリカズラ
- Malayalam
- നൂറൽ വള്ളി
- Russian
- Тунбергия душистая
- Swedish
- Vit thunbergia
- Tamil
- துன்பேர்சியா பிராகரன்சு
Synonyms
- Meyenia longiflora Benth. ex Hohen.
- Roxburghia rostrata Russell ex Nees
- Thunbergia angustifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Nees.
- Thunbergia bodinieri H.Lév.
- Thunbergia cordata Colla
- Thunbergia fragrans f. javanica C.B.Clarke
- Thunbergia fragrans subsp. hainanensis (C.Y.Wu & H.S.Lo) H.P.Tsui
- Thunbergia fragrans var. heterophylla C.B.Clarke
- Thunbergia hainanensis C.Y.Wu & H.S.Lo
- Thunbergia heterophylla Wall.
- Thunbergia java Hoffmanns.
- Thunbergia linearifolia Bremek.
- Thunbergia loheri Bremek.
- Thunbergia longiflora F.Muell.
- Thunbergia mindanaensis Bremek.
- Thunbergia roxburghia Nees
- Thunbergia scandens Pers. ex Nees
- Thunbergia subsagittata Blanco
- Thunbergia volubilis Pers.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 243 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Austin Smith, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Haneesh K M, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Makoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Mike Bowie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: christinelesca, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jack Andrew, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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.