Thunbergia grandiflora Roxb., J. Bellenden Ker, Bot. Reg. 6: t. 495. 1820 (Hort. bengal. 45. 1814, nom. nud.); . thun-BER-jee-uh — named after Carl Peter Thunberg, Swedish botanist … Dave’s Botanary • Wikipedia gran-dih-FLOR-uh — with large flowers … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: Bengal clock vine, Bengal trumpet vine, blue sky flower, blue sky vine, blue trumpet vine • Adi: cocoriang, kingoreib • Ahom: হেতালতি hetaloti, কাউৰীঠোঁটীয়া লতা kaurithutia lota • Assamese: হেতালতি hetaloti, কাউৰীঠোঁটীয়া লতা kaurithutia lota, kukua loti, ননং nonong • Bengali: নীল লতা neel lota • Bodo: serfa • Dogri: नीलगास neelgaas • Garo: khakkhu • Hajong: nul-lata • Hindi: नील लता neel lata • Kachari: dumangkhlong, tumakhlung • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹೆಗಲ ಬಳ್ಳಿ dodda hegala balli • Karbi: nong-nonga-rikang • Khasi: jermie-khnong, syntew-jarmi-chankhnow • Kokborok: vako • Kui: ଛୋଟ ଘଣ୍ଟି chhota ghanti • Kuki: thang-wakoi • Manipuri: ꯁꯝꯕꯜ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯞ sambal khudop • Mech: dengkhakhlu • Mizo: va-ko, vakohrui, zawngafian • Nagamese: loyga • Nepali: काग चुच्चे kaag chuchche, काग फुली kaag phulee, कनेसी लहरा kanesi laharaa • Nyishi: piji • Rabha: bakhor lewa • Tamil: வங்காள கடிகாரக் கொடி vankaala katikaarak koti • Tulu: ಮಲ್ಲ ಪುಗೆಲ್ ಬಳ್ಳು malla pugelu ballu Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/10/thunbergia-grandiflora-roxb-ex-rottler.html . Woody climber with broadly ovate often deeply cordate leaves, angular-toothed, 3-5 nerved; flowers in drooping racemes, on up to 5 cm long pedicels, corolla blue, soewhat 2-lipped. . Thunbergia grandiflora Thunbergia laurifolia Leaves ovate, to 20 cm long, angular toothed. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, to 12 cm long Leaf base cordate Leaf based narrowed Pedicel 4-5 cm long Pedicel 2 cm long ,
Acanthaceae Fortnight: Thunbergia grandiflora from Delhi-GSMAR32/33 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3) Thunbergia grandiflora (Roxb. ex Rottl.) Roxb., Bot. Reg. 6: , pl. 495 1820. syn: Flemingia grandiflora Roxb. ex Rottl. Woody climber with broadly ovate often deeply cordate leaves, angular-toothed, 3-5 nerved; flowers in drooping racemes, on up to 5 cm long pedicels, corolla blue, soewhat 2-lipped. Photographed from DU, Delhi Common names: Blue trumpet vine, Bengal clock vine, sky vine. . Acanthaceae Week: Thunbergia grandiflora from Delhi: Thunbergia grandiflora (Roxb. ex Rottl.) Roxb., Bot. Reg. 6: , pl. 495 1820. syn: Flemingia grandiflora Roxb. ex Rottl. Woody climber with broadly ovate often deeply cordate leaves, angular-toothed, 3-5 nerved; flowers in drooping racemes, on up to 5 cm long pedicels, corolla blue, soewhat 2-lipped. Photographed from DU, Delhi Common names: Blue trumpet vine, Bengal clock vine, sky vine. The plant though closely related to T. laurifolia is treated as synonym of T. alata in Kew Plant List and perhaps in Schonenberger, J. 1999. Floral structure, development and diversity in Thunbergia (Acanthaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. <http://www.tropicos.org/Publication/1172> 130: 1–36. Final comments can be made only after seeing this paper.
Convolvulaceae member from Assam KD 01 Feb 2017 : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (8) Attached images are unknown species. Please ID the sp. I am inclined more towards Thunbergia sp. Yes, the fruits suggest Thunbergia. Thanks, … I think close to images of Thunbergia grandiflora Roxb.
SK4890 30 APR-2017:ID : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6) Location: Soureni, Mirik, India Date: 22 April 2017 Altitude: 2000ft. Looks like some Thunbergia sp. (Acanthaceae). I guess it could be Thunbergia grandiflora (Roxb. ex Rottl.) Roxb. (accepted name) Habitat T. grandiflora can be found growing in moist areas from sea level to middle elevations. It is especially common in disturbed areas, urban forests near human settlements, riparian forests, forest gaps, forest edges and along roadsides (ISGG, 2012; PIER, 2012). In Australia, this species has been reported growing in areas from sea level to 750 metres in riparian areas, rainforest margins, roadsides, disturbed sites and old gardens (Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, 2007). In Hawaii, T. grandiflora grows in lowland moist areas, disturbed forests, and urban areas (Starr et al., 2003). Please validate. I also feel it is closer to images at Thunbergia grandiflora Roxb. as per comparative images at Thunbergia Nepali Names : काग चुच्चे Kaagchuchche / काग फुली Kagphulee
SK723 25 AUG-2017:ID : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6) Location: Kathandu, Nepal Altitude: 4400 ft. Date: 07 JUne 2017 Thunbergia ??? I also think so. Pl. check comparative images at genera page in efi site. Pl. check comparative images at /species/a—l/a/acanthaceae/thunbergia Closest I find is /species/a—l/a/acanthaceae/thunbergia/thunbergia grandiflora as per comparative images. KEW says Thunbergia grandiflora Roxb. is a synonym of Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims. But ‘google search’ gives all yellow flowers for Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims ! Species : Thunbergia grandiflora Roxb. Habit & Habitat : climber, found outside a residence Date : 18/8/12, 4.41 P.M. Place : Barijahati (Hooghly) website visited : I hope new comers will learn from your posts. How to do homework before posting it on Eflora. yes … grows at the hort and elliot park on chowringhee and many places in and around the canals in shyambazar etc… saw them during the whirlwind durgapuja pandal hopping a couple of years ago…. I said yes to the plant being T. grandiflora without reading your first line about KEW The Plant List listing. Having gone through the Plant List, with so many missing names, unresolved names, and many wrong synonymy records, I have become increasingly unsure about The Plant List. I prefer to follow GRIN for records which are dealt there and periodically updated by its scientists. GRIN as well as several recent treatments recognise T. grandiflora. as distinct species. Yes … is right, T. alata is a sufficiently distinct from T. grandiflora, and to call T. grandiflora its synonym at least I find hard to digest. If there is any species closest and can be combined with is T. laurifolia. The two are very close.
Request flower ID (x-10) : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 3 authors. Thunbergia grandiflora This appears to be ornamental and can’t be seen on Kaas plateau. Please mention clear location/ size of the flower habit/habitat etc ………………..
Thunbergia grandiflora (Roxb. ex Rottl.) Roxb. Bot. Reg. 6: 6 1820; Bailey, Man. Cult. Pl.700. 1924; Gaur, Fl. District Garhwal 518. 1999; Chowdhery and Pandey, Pl. Indian Bot. Gard. 478. 2007. Dave’s Garden Link: https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1968/ Flower of India link: flowersofindia Eflora of India link: /species/a—l/a/acanthaceae/thunbergia/thunbergia-grandiflora Family Acantheaceae Flowering and Fruiting: June – August Attachments (4)
Acanthaceae Fortnight::Thunbergia grandiflora::NSJ-08 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) . Fwd: The Bengal clockvine : 2 posts by 2 authors. Please check the link for my latest article in ‘Star of Mysore’ : Wonderfully written and presented, … We are proud to have you among us.
Fwd: THUNBERGIA GRANDIFLORA / THUNBERGIA GRANDIFLORA ALBA : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) very nice … but wrong picture the attached image was a wrong one. Attaching the correct one. Attachments (1)
Location : Sentosa, Singapore Date : 18 October 2012 Altitude 131 m. Habit : Cultivated Thunbergia grandiflora ‘Alba’ ??? Attachments (1) – 3 mb. To me also appears close to images at
Fwd: SYMBIOSIS : 975 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage of Bumble bee visiting flowers of Thunbergia grandiflora.
Fwd: COLOUR FROM NATURE ( THUNBERGIA GRANDIFLORA ) : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) In the attached collage the background colour is taken from the colour of the flower itself. With careful observation you will find two small spots in the flower. You got it, the background is composed of this colour. NATURE IS WONDERFUL.
Fwd: THUNBERGIA GRANDIFLORA : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage of Thunbergia grandiflora. . Thunbergia grandiflora (Roxb. ex Rottler) Roxb.: 5 very high res. images. Location: Jalthal, Jhapa, East Nepal Date: 01 January 2023 Elevation: 97 m. Habitat: Wild , Names of Plants in India :: Thunbergia grandiflora (Roxb. ex Rottler) Roxb.: 1 image. Thunbergia grandiflora (Roxb. ex Rottler) Roxb. thun-BER-jee-uh — named after Carl Peter Thunberg, Swedish botanist … Dave’s Botanary • Wikipedia gran-dih-FLOR-uh — with large flowers … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: Bengal clock vine, Bengal trumpet vine, blue sky flower, blue sky vine, blue trumpet vine • Adi: cocoriang, kingoreib • Ahom: হেতালতি hetaloti, কাউৰীঠোঁটীয়া লতা kaurithutia lota • Assamese: হেতালতি hetaloti, কাউৰীঠোঁটীয়া লতা kaurithutia lota, kukua loti, ননং nonong • Bengali: নীল লতা neel lota • Bodo: serfa • Dogri: नीलगास neelgaas • Garo: khakkhu • Hajong: nul-lata • Hindi: नील लता neel lata • Kachari: dumangkhlong, tumakhlung • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹೆಗಲ ಬಳ್ಳಿ dodda hegala balli • Karbi: nong-nonga-rikang • Khasi: jermie-khnong, syntew-jarmi-chankhnow • Kokborok: vako • Kui: ଛୋଟ ଘଣ୍ଟି chhota ghanti • Kuki: thang-wakoi • Manipuri: ꯁꯝꯕꯜ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯞ sambal khudop • Mech: dengkhakhlu • Mizo: va-ko, vakohrui, zawngafian • Nagamese: loyga • Nepali: काग चुच्चे kaag chuchche, काग फुली kaag phulee, कनेसी लहरा kanesi laharaa • Nyishi: piji • Rabha: bakhor lewa • Tamil: வங்காள கடிகாரக் கொடி vankaala katikaarak koti • Tulu: ಮಲ್ಲ ಪುಗೆಲ್ ಬಳ್ಳು malla pugelu ballu botanical names: Thunbergia grandiflora (Roxb. ex Rottler) Roxb. … homotypic synonyms: Pleuremidis grandiflora (Roxb.) Raf. … heterotypic synonyms: Thunbergia chinensis Merr. • Thunbergia cordifolia Nees • Thunbergia grandiflora f. alba Leonard • Thunbergia malvifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. … and more at POWO, retrieved 29 September 2025 Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India Bengal clock vine, Bengal trumpet vine, blue sky flower, blue sky vine, blue trumpet vine
~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~ written in: Latin … spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh cocoriang, kingoreib
~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~ written in: Ahom, Assamese … mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile Ahom kingdom (some part in present day Assam) … other names for this language: Tai-Ahom হেতালতি hetaloti, কাউৰীঠোঁটীয়া লতা kaurithutia lota
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) … spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya হেতালতি hetaloti, কাউৰীঠোঁটীয়া লতা kaurithutia lota
kukua loti
ননং nonong
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ written in: Bengali (বাংলা) … spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands নীল লতা neel lota
~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari or Latin … spoken in: Assam … other names for this language: Boro serfa
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) … spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir … spoken by the Dogras नीलगास neelgaas
~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~ written in: Roman, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok’birim … spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam khakkhu
~~~~~ HAJONG ~~~~~ written in: Bengali-Assamese (হাজং), Latin … spoken in: Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and West Bengal nul-lata
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand नील लता neel lata
~~~~~ KACHARI ~~~~~ written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin … spoken in: Assam, Nagaland … other names for this language: Cachari, Plains Kachari (Boro or Bara) and Hill Kachari (Dimasa) dumangkhlong, tumakhlung
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹೆಗಲ ಬಳ್ಳಿ dodda hegala balli
~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~ written in: Roman … spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland … other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng nong-nonga-rikang
~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~ written in: Latin (Khasi alphabet), Bengali-Assamese … spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam jermie-khnong, syntew-jarmi-chankhnow
~~~~~ KOKBOROK ~~~~~ written in: Koloma, Latin, Bengali–Assamese (ককবরক), Kokmari … spoken in: Tripura … other names for this language: Tripuri, Kokbarak, Tippera, Tipra, Trippera vako
~~~~~ KUI ~~~~~ written in: Odia (କୁଇ) … spoken in: Odisha … spoken by the Kandhas … other names for this language: Kandh, Khondi, Khond, Khondo, Kanda, Kodu, Kodulu, Kuinga, Kuy ଛୋଟ ଘଣ୍ଟି chhota ghanti
~~~~~ KUKI ~~~~~ written in: Roman … spoken in: Manipur, Assam, Nagaland … other names for this language:Thado, Thado-Pao, Thado-Ubiphei, Thaadou Kuki thang-wakoi
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~ written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese … spoken in: Manipur … other names for this language: Meetei ꯁꯝꯕꯜ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯞ sambal khudop
~~~~~ MECH ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari, Roman … spoken by: Mech people (Bodos of north West Bengal) dengkhakhlu
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~ written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese … spoken in: Mizoram … other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian va-ko
vakohrui, zawngafian
~~~~~ NAGAMESE ~~~~~ written in: Roman … spoken in: Nagaland … the Naga languages are a geographic and ethnic grouping of languages, spoken mostly by Naga peoples loyga
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) … spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim काग चुच्चे kaag chuchche, काग फुली kaag phulee
कनेसी लहरा kanesi laharaa
~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~ written in: Latin … spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam … spoken by the Daffla (or Dafla) tribe, now known as Nyishi tribe … other names for this language: Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung piji
~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~ written in: Assamese (ৰাভা), Bengali, English … spoken in: Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Meghalaya bakhor lewa
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands வங்காள கடிகாரக் கொடி vankaala katikaarak koti
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) … spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala ಮಲ್ಲ ಪುಗೆಲ್ ಬಳ್ಳು malla pugelu ballu
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Thunbergia grandiflora
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