Scientific Name :
Thunbergia erecta (Benth.) T.Anderson
Synonym :
Meyenia erecta Benth.
Thunbergia mestdaghi De Wild.
Common Name : Bush Clock Vine.
Plant Family : Acanthaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : August to January
Flower Colour : Purple
Description : Height: Upto 2 m
Stem: Reddish brown and soft, spreading on the ground
Leaves: Ovate, elliptical, opposite, undulate, coriaceous
Flowers: Calyx cup shaped hairy, petals 5 lobed infundibuliform yellowish at the centre of the tube, stamens 4, didynamous, ovary bicarpellary, style long , stigma bilobed
Inflorescence: Solitary or in pairs
Fruits: Capsule, 4 seeds
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : VT
Distribution Range : W. Tropical Africa to NW. Tanzania.
Uses : It is useful in depression, insomnia and anxiety management.
