Thunbergia alata
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| Internal ID | UUID643ff963d7c98944484298 |
| Scientific name | Thunbergia alata |
| Authority | Bojer ex Sims |
| First published in | Bot. Mag. 52: t. 2591 (1825) |
General Uses Top
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Thunbergia alata is sold primarily as a live ornamental vine for garden and indoor use. Commercial producers offer rooted cuttings, seedlings, and young plants in various container sizes, ranging from small pots for windowsill cultivation to larger hanging baskets for trellis or pergola display. Seedlings are supplied to the ornamental horticulture market under both scientific and common names, and cultivars selected for flower colour or growth habit may be marketed under distinct trade designations. Seeds are also packaged for home gardeners and are available from seed suppliers. Seedlings are also sold in trays to nurseries for further propagation. Some growers produce specialized cultivars for specific colour combinations, which are offered under specific trade names.
Properties relevant to use:
The species is a fast‑growing, twining annual or short‑lived perennial reaching 2–5 m in length under favorable conditions. Its flexible stems enable easy training on supports, while the plant’s tolerance of warm temperatures and relatively low water requirements suit containers and outdoor beds in temperate and subtropical climates. Flowers open sequentially over an extended season, providing sustained ornamental value. The plant propagates readily by seed or vegetative cuttings, facilitating rapid scaling of commercial production without reliance on wild‑collected material. The twining habit of the vine allows it to climb supports without additional training, facilitating its use in vertical garden designs.
Standards and regulation:
Live plants of Thunbergia alata are subject to national phytosanitary regulations for the import and movement of ornamental species. In the European Union, the plant must comply with the Plant Health Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 and associated phytosanitary certificates to prevent introduction of quarantine pests. Similar phytosanitary certification requirements apply in the United States under the USDA‑APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine program and in other major horticultural trading regions.
Sustainability and sourcing:
Commercial propagation is predominantly carried out in greenhouse and nursery facilities using seed or cutting production lines, thereby minimizing pressure on wild populations. The species is widely cultivated and not considered threatened in horticultural trade. Sustainable production practices include recycling of propagation media, integrated pest management, and adherence to regional certification schemes (e.g., GlobalG.A.P.) that promote environmental stewardship in ornamental horticulture.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Thunbergia oculata | S.Moore | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 269 (1908) |
| Thunbergia kamatembica | Mildbr. | Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 84 (1943) |
| Thunbergia nymphaeifolia | Lindau | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 184 (1902) |
| Thunbergia manganjensis | Lindau | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 92 (1893) |
| Thunbergia fuscata | T.Anderson ex Lindau | Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41: 40 (1893) |
| Thunbergia doddsii | Paxton | Paxton's Mag. Bot. 15: t. 221 (1849) |
| Thunbergia delamerei | S.Moore | J. Bot. 38: 205 (1900) |
| Thunbergia aurantiaca | Paxton | Paxton's Mag. Bot. 6: 269 (1839) |
| Thunbergia albiflora | Gord. | Gard. Chron. 1845: 169 (1845) |
| Valentiana volubilis | Raf. | Specch. i. 87 (1814). |
| Endomelas alata | Raf. | Fl. Tellur. 4: 67 (1838) |
| Thunbergia bikimaensis | De Wild. | Pl. Bequaert. 1: 446 (1922) |
| Thunbergia fryeri | E.Vilm. | Fl. Pleine Terre : 876 (1863) |
| Thunbergia backeri | E.Vilm. | Fl. Pleine Terre , ed. 2: 919 (1866) |
| Thunbergia alata var. vixalata | Burkill | Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 16 (1899) |
| Thunbergia alata var. retinervia | Burkill | Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 17 (1899) |
| Thunbergia alata var. albiflora | Hook. | Bot. Mag. 63: t. 3512 (1836) |
| Thunbergia alata var. alba | Paxton | Paxton's Mag. Bot. 3: 28 (1837) |
| Thunbergia alata var. minor | S.Moore | J. Bot. 39: 300 (1901) |
| Thunbergia alata var. velutina | Bremek. | Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2 , 45(2): 8 (1948) |
| Thunbergia bakeri | Bosse | Vollst. Handb. Bl.-Gärtn. , ed. 2, 3: 489 (1842) |
| Thunbergia leucantha | Van Houtte | Hort. Belge 3: 249 (1836) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | blackeyed susan vine |
| English | black-eyed susan vine |
| Spanish | thunbergia manganjensis |
| Spanish | thunbergia albiflora |
| Spanish | thunbergia aurantiaca |
| Spanish | endomelas alata |
| Spanish | thunbergia fryeri |
| Spanish | ojo de venus |
| Spanish | thunbergia doddsii |
| Spanish | ojo de poeta |
| Spanish | ojitos negros |
| Spanish | thunbergia backeri |
| Spanish | susanita, tunbergia, susana de los ojos negros, ojo de poeta, ojo morado,anteojo de poeta, ojitos, ojitos negros, ojo de venus, ojo de pajarito |
| Spanish | susana de ojos negros |
| Afrikaans | swartoognooi |
| Arabic | تونبرغية جناحية |
| Bengali | কাজল আঁখি |
| Bengali | হুতুম-মণি লতা |
| Czech | thunbergie křídlatá |
| German | schwarzäugige susanne |
| Finnish | mustasilmäsusanna |
| Irish | súsan dhúshúileach |
| Croatian | crnooka suzana |
| Upper Sorbian | Žołta tunbergija |
| Hungarian | szárnyas feketeszem |
| Japanese | ヤハズカズラ |
| Malayalam | കരിങ്കണ്ണി |
| Dutch | suzanne-met-de-mooie-ogen |
| Dutch | suzanne met de mooie ogen |
| Polish | tunbergia oskrzydlona |
| Portuguese | susana dos olhos negros |
| Portuguese | susana-dos-olhos-negros |
| Portuguese | olho-preto |
| Portuguese | olho-de-poeta |
| Portuguese | olho preto |
| Portuguese | jasmim-sombra |
| Portuguese | jasmim da itália |
| Portuguese | erva-cabrita |
| Portuguese | erva de cabrita |
| Portuguese | erva cabrita |
| Portuguese | bunda-de-mulata |
| Portuguese | bunda-de-negro |
| Portuguese | carólia |
| Portuguese | cu-de-cachorro |
| Russian | Тунбергия крылатая |
| Kinyarwanda | urusayura |
| Slovak | tunbergia krídlatá |
| Swedish | svartöga |
| Tamil | துன்பேர்சியா அலாடா |
| Chinese | 翼叶山牵牛 |
| Chinese | 黑眼花 |
| Chinese | 翼柄山牵牛 |
| Chinese | 翼葉山牽牛 |
| Chinese | 山牵牛 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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East Tropical Africa
- Kenya
- Tanzania
- Uganda
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Northeast Tropical Africa
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- Malawi
- Mozambique
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Southern Africa
- Botswana
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Northern Provinces
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West Tropical Africa
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Ivory Coast
- Liberia
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Rwanda
- Zaïre
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Western Indian Ocean
- Comoros
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China
- China South-central
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China
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Indian Subcontinent
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Mexico
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000410251 |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 254 |
| Flora of Alabama | 246 |
| USDA Plants | THAL3 |
| Tropicos | 100122 |
| INPN | 446878 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:56177-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2436501 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | 275277 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 511895 |
| Observations.org | 212145 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 32198 |
| Nature Serve | 2.156507 |
| IPNI | 56177-1 |
| iNaturalist | 132458 |
| GBIF | 5415463 |
| Freebase | /m/0fz9b6 |
| EPPO | THNAL |
| EOL | 577834 |
| Elurikkus | 535170 |
| USDA GRIN | 36599 |
| Wikipedia | Thunbergia_alata |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Alkaloids and derivatives | |||||
| Trigonelline | 5570 | Click to see | 137.14 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80280-8 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Iridoid O-glycosides | |||||
| (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(1S,4aR,6S,7S,7aR)-6-hydroxy-7-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 162909633 | Click to see | 348.34 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94832-5 |
| (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(1S,4aR,6S,7S,7aS)-6-hydroxy-7-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 101664502 | Click to see | 348.34 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00244-7 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94832-5 |
| 2-[[6-Hydroxy-7-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 162909631 | Click to see C1C2C=COC(C2C(C1O)CO)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O | 348.34 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94832-5 |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds | |||||
| (1S,4aS,5S,6S,7R,7aR)-6-chloro-1-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-4a,5,7-triol | 101664500 | Click to see C1=COC(C2C1(C(C(C2O)Cl)O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O | 384.76 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94832-5 |
| (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(1R,2R,4S,5R,6S,10S)-5,6-dihydroxy-3,9-dioxatricyclo[4.4.0.02,4]dec-7-en-10-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 24721154 | Click to see | 348.30 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00244-7 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89574-6 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80280-8 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94832-5 |
| (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(1R,2R,4S,5S,6S,10S)-5,6-dihydroxy-3,9-dioxatricyclo[4.4.0.02,4]dec-7-en-10-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 101664160 | Click to see | 348.30 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80280-8 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)87029-8 |
| (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(1S,2R,4S,5R,6S,10S)-5,6-dihydroxy-3,9-dioxatricyclo[4.4.0.02,4]dec-7-en-10-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 163194599 | Click to see | 348.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94832-5 |
| (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(1S,2R,4S,5S,6S,10S)-5,6-dihydroxy-3,9-dioxatricyclo[4.4.0.02,4]dec-7-en-10-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 162970506 | Click to see | 348.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94832-5 |
| (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(1S,4aR,5R,7S,7aS)-5,7-dihydroxy-1,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 101664501 | Click to see | 334.32 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94832-5 |
| 2-[(5,6-Dihydroxy-3,9-dioxatricyclo[4.4.0.02,4]dec-7-en-10-yl)oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 74315814 | Click to see | 348.30 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)80280-8 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94832-5 |
| 6-chloro-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-4a,5,7-triol | 162960598 | Click to see C1=COC(C2C1(C(C(C2O)Cl)O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O | 384.76 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94832-5 |
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