Thunbergia Mysorensis Plant

Botanical name: Thunbergia mysorensis    Family: Acanthaceae (Barleria family)

Synonyms: Hexacentris mysorensis

Thunbergia mysorensis is a stunning, vigorous vine from southern India where it climbs through trees in tropical montane forests. It has become naturalized in Mediterranean climates and elsewhere due to its popularity as an ornamental plant.

The generic name commemorates the Swedish botanist Carl Peter Thunberg, one of Carl Linnaeus’s pupils and a prolific collector of Asian plants. The species epithet is a reference to the city of Mysore (today Mysuru) in the Indian state of Karnataka.