Thunbergia erecta
Bush Clockvine, King's Mantle
Other regional names: Kings Mantle
- Kings Mantle
Also known as: Meyenia erecta Benth. +4 more
- Meyenia erecta Benth.
- Thunbergia ikbaliana De Wild.
- Thunbergia ikbaliana DeWild.
- Thunbergia mestdaghi De Wild.
- Thunbergia mestdaghi DeWild.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Acanthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Thunbergia erecta (commonly known as Bush Clockvine or King's-Mantle) is a shrub belonging to the Acanthaceae family. Found natively in Africa, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Chad, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Florida, Haiti, India, Leeward Is., Marianas, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Nicobar Is., Puerto Rico, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.