Thunbergia fragrans, the whitelady[2] is a perennial climbing twiner in the family Acanthaceae, native to South and Southeast Asia and China.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Thunbergia |
| Species: | T. fragrans
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Distribution
editIt is native to South and Southeast Asia and China. The species is also widely introduced in other tropical and subtropical areas including Florida[2] Hawaii,[3] Australia,[4] New Caledonia, French Polynesia,[5] Caribbean[6] and Indian Ocean islands,[7] southern Africa and Central America.[8] In many places it is considered as an invasive species.
Usage
editIn Indian Siddha medicine, the species is known as indrapushapa and a paste made out of tender twigs of the is used to combat fever and sometimes applied on cuts and wounds. The leaves are used as a poultice in skin diseases, their juice can also be applied on the head to cure headaches.[9]
References
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- ^ a b "Thunbergia fragrans". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Thunbergia fragrans". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "Thunbergia fragrans - White Lady, Whitelady, White Thunbergia, Sweet Clock-vine, White Clock-vine - Hawaiian Plants and Tropical Flowers". 29 April 2010.
- ^ "www.somemagneticislandplants.com.au".
- ^ "Thunbergia fragrans Roxb., 1796". Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel.
- ^ "Thunbergia fragrans". www.saintlucianplants.com.
- ^ "IDAO - Species Search". idao.cirad.fr.
- ^ "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (3 May 2012). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (5 Volume Set). CRC Press. ISBN 9781420080445.
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