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Mysore trumpetvine
Mysore trumpetvine
Thunbergia mysorensis
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
South Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

This woody vine grows in the tropical forests of southern India. Its long, pendulous flowers contain nectar that attracts sunbirds by mimicking the shape of a beak.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Thunbergia
Species
Thunbergia mysorensis