Thunbergia mysorensis (Wight) T.Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 448 1867. (syn: Hexacentris mysorensis Wight; Thunbergia mysorensis (Wight) T. Anderson ex Bedd.); . thun-BER-jee-uh — named after Carl Peter Thunberg, Swedish botanist … Dave’s Botanary • Wikipedia my-sor-EN-sis — of or from Mysore, India … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: brick and butter vine, dolls shoes, Munzerabad creeper, Mysore clock vine • Bengali: বাসর লতা baasar lata • Kannada: ಕಾಮನಬಿಲ್ಲು ಬಳ್ಳಿ kaamanabillu balli • Malayalam: ശരറാന്തൽപ്പൂവ് shararaanthalpoovu • Marathi: वाघळी waghli • Tamil: பெண் காலணி மலர் கொடி pen kaalani malar koti • Tulu: ಕಾಮನಬಿಲ್ಲು ಬಳ್ಳು kaamanabillu ballu Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/10/thunbergia-mysorensis-wight-tanderson.html .   Acantheceae week: Thunbergia mysorensis – Mysore Clock Vine: Here’s my picture of Thunbergia mysorensis shot in New York Botanical Garden.     Burst of Splendor – Thunbergia coccinea from Mudigere: Thunbergia mysorensis, New name –Thunbergia coccinea. Family: Acanthaceae Mysore Clock Vine Native climber Mudigere, chikkamagalur, Western ghats 13 Dec 2011 I think Thunbergia coccinea and T. mysorensis are two different species. Please check these This is Thunbergia mysorensis Yes! Agree with …, . Thunbergia mysorensis_RKC03_15072012: No image can be seen now. Thunbergia mysorensis (Wight) T. Anderson Acanthaceae Loc.: Da Lat, Vietnam Date: July, 2012 The beautiful plant has been changed into much beautiful one through your lens….very nice indeed Beautiful. Uncommonly seen planted as ornamental in India.
Sharing the images of Thunbergia mysorensis from Nadugani, Nilgiris. Date: Dec. 2010 Habitat: Wild Habit: Climber Ya yes sir, am also collected the Thunbergia mysorensis from Nadugani, Nilgiris. because my native is Nadugani.
Agumbe :: Thunbergia mysorensis :: DVJAN63 : 4 posts by 3 authors. 4 images. Agumbe … Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka Date: 26 DEC 2014 … Altitude: about 700 m asl Thunbergia mysorensis (Wight) T. Anderson … (family: Acanthaceae, Thunbergiaceae) Thanks never seen it in nature Agree with … Never thought this to be wild. Of course the name suggests so though.
Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Thunbergia mysorensis :: Pune & Agumbe :: DVMAR114/125 : 2 posts by 2 authors. 7 images. Thunbergia mysorensis (Wight) T.Anderson at nursery in Pune on January 5, 2013 at Agumbe on December 26, 2014
Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Thunbergia mysorensis :: Munnar::: PKA-MAR97/97 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2) Thunbergia mysorensis from Munnar.
Acanthaceae Fortnight : Thunbergia mysorensis : Sri Lanka : 31MAR15 : AK-33 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)
TSPNOV2015-66: Images of Thunbergia mysorensis (Acanthaceae) : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5) It is my pleasure to share few images of Thunbergia mysorensis (Acanthaceae) Habit: Woody climber Habitat: Cultivated Sighting: Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1000 msl Date: 29-01-2015 very nice. grows in hot houses/glass houses in england and usa canada etc. no bees these, so i was happy to see your picture of the bee working hard to get he nectar. So my question. i have never seen fruits ever, even they flowered extensively thru out the growing season. have you seen them here with pollinator population? do you have pictures? …, I have not seen the fruits yet. Will certainly share if I come across. By the way does it produce fruits at all…??? Not sure yet.
Kumily, Kerala (900m), january 2019. It is Heliconia spacies ? Thunbergia mysorensis (Wight) T.Anderson . Fwd: MS/2/2/ 2020 : My latest article in in Star of Mysore dated 16th Feb : 1 post by 1 author. . Thunbergia mysorensis (Wight) T.Anderson ex Bedd.: 5 very high res. images. Location: Eden Project, Cornwall, UK Altitude: 60m. Date: 03 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated .
Leaves can’t be identified because the host tree is overgrown and shady. Looks like Thunbergia mysorensis Yes, it is Thunbergia mysorensis dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant Yes, … it’s Thunbergia mysorensis. . Thunbergia mysorensis in Kudremukh Karnataka region: 8 images. . Names of Plants in India :: Thunbergia mysorensis (Wight) T.Anderson ex Bedd.: thun-BER-jee-uh — named after Carl Peter Thunberg, Swedish botanist … Dave’s Botanary • Wikipedia my-sor-EN-sis — of or from Mysore, India … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: brick and butter vine, dolls shoes, Munzerabad creeper, Mysore clock vine • Bengali: বাসর লতা baasar lata • Kannada: ಕಾಮನಬಿಲ್ಲು ಬಳ್ಳಿ kaamanabillu balli • Malayalam: ശരറാന്തൽപ്പൂവ് shararaanthalpoovu • Marathi: वाघळी waghli • Tamil: பெண் காலணி மலர் கொடி pen kaalani malar koti • Tulu: ಕಾಮನಬಿಲ್ಲು ಬಳ್ಳು kaamanabillu ballu botanical names: Thunbergia mysorensis (Wight) T.Anderson ex Bedd. … homotypic synonyms: Hexacentris mysorensis Wight … and more at POWO, retrieved 09 October 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 brick and butter vine, dolls shoes, Mysore clock vine
Munzerabad creeper
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ written in: Bengali (বাংলা) … spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands বাসর লতা baasar lata
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka ಕಾಮನಬಿಲ್ಲು ಬಳ್ಳಿ kaamanabillu balli
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep ശരറാന്തൽപ്പൂവ് shararaanthalpoovu
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka वाघळी waghli
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands பெண் காலணி மலர் கொடி pen kaalani malar koti
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) … spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala ಕಾಮನಬಿಲ್ಲು ಬಳ್ಳು kaamanabillu ballu
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu; endemic to south India, elsewhere globally cultivated as an ornamental
~~~~~ Created on: 11:24 09-10-2025 ¦ Last updated: 21:23 09-10-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/10/thunbergia-mysorensis-wight-tanderson.html both Malayalam and English names are correct,
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Thunbergia mysorensis
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