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Taxon:  Thunbergia fragrans Roxb.



Summary
Genus:
Thunbergia
Family:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily:
Thunbergioideae
Nomen number:
36604
Place of publication:
Pl. Coromandel 1:47, t. 67. 1796
Verified:
06/09/2006 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Flemingia grandiflora Roxb. ex Rottler
Thunbergia volubilis Pers.
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Reference(s)
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  7. Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
  8. Daniel, T. F. 1997. Catalog of the Acanthaceae of Belize with taxonomic and phytogeographic notes. Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 21:171.
  9. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 1980-
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  11. Funk, V. et al. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. 2007
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  20. Liogier, H. A. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. 1984-
  21. Matthew, K. M. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic. 1983
  22. Merrill, E. D. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants. 1922-1926
  23. Nelson, C. H. N. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras. 2008
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  26. Smith, A. C. Flora vitiensis nova. 1979-1991
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Common names
English
white thunbergia –
white-lady –
white-nightshade –
Swedish
vit thunbergia –
Transcribed Chinese
wan hua cao –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
2Cultivated     
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosi 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMorelos 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatan 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAnguilla  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanNetherlands Antilles  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Kitts and Nevis  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaBelize  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Philippines
Cultivated ()
Naturalized
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [San Luis Potosi]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Hidalgo, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Suriname, Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Weed  Breedlove, D. E., ed. Flora of Chiapas. 1981-
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=36604. Accessed 30 April 2026.

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