Acanthaceae
Trichanthera gigantea
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Trichanthera
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Common names
By language (1)
- Vietnamese
- Chè khổng lồ
Synonyms
- Besleria surinamensis Miq.
- Besleria verrucosa (Splitg. ex de Vriese) Pulle
- Clerodendrum verrucosum Splitg. ex de Vriese
- Ruellia gigantea Bonpl.
- Trichanthera gigantea var. guianensis Gleason
- Trixanthera angularis Raf.
Photos

FlowerPhoto: GERMAN LEONEL SARMIENTO CRUZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Danna Lizeth Guevara Prieto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Skjold Søndergaard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thalia M. Mite, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: GERMAN LEONEL SARMIENTO CRUZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: julianazuluaga-carrero, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Skjold Søndergaard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ben Costamagna, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Carlos Mosquera, CC BY 4.0, 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). About our plant data.