Flower
Bengal Trumpet
Thunbergia grandifloraAlso known as Bengal Clockvine, Blue Skyflower, Blue Trumpetvine, Skyvine
Bengal trumpet is a vigorous perennial vine celebrated for cascading clusters of lavender-blue flowers with pale yellow throats. Supported by a massive underground tuber system, its stems scramble up to twenty meters into forest canopies, often draping native trees in a dense leafy blanket. Although widely cultivated as an ornamental shade vine across the tropics, its aggressive growth has made it an invasive threat in many riparian ecosystems outside its native range.
Climbing VineFloweringInvasive
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Not EvaluatedConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXNot Evaluated — not placed on the risk ladderRed List categories, explained →
Diet & preyAutotrophic (photosynthetic)
ThreatsHabitat clearance in native range; aggressive eradication programs where invasive
HabitatsTropical rainforest margins, riverbanks, roadsides, disturbed woodlands
Life spanPerennial (decades via persistent root tubers)
Classification
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyAcanthaceae
- GenusThunbergia
- SpeciesThunbergia grandiflora
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskLow
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- Why interaction risk is low
- Safe to observe at a normal distance.
Responsible observation
- Growth control: Prune heavily in home gardens to prevent stems escaping into local waterways.
- Bloom observation: Inspect hanging flower sprays early in the day when blossoms are fresh.
Close Relative (c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi) · cc-by
Close Relative (c) Siddarth Machado, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by
Close Relative no rights reserved, uploaded by Haneesh K M · cc0
Same Family Wasir kasab / CC BY-SA 3.0 · cc-by-sa
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