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erecta

Taxon

Thunbergia erecta (Benth.) T.Anderson

Protologue Pl. Asiat. Rar. (Wallich). iii. 78.BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Thunbergia erecta--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 020.jpg

Thunbergia erecta--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thunbergia erecta--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 017.jpg

Thunbergia erecta--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thunbergia erecta, X.1-131C--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 16 Jan 03. 014.jpg

Thunbergia erecta, X.1-131C--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 16 Jan 03. 014.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thunbergia erecta--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 123.jpg

Thunbergia erecta--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 123.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thunbergia erecta--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 122.jpg

Thunbergia erecta--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 122.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thunbergia erecta--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 124.jpg

Thunbergia erecta--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 124.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thunbergia erecta--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 125.jpg

Thunbergia erecta--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 125.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thunbergia erecta--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 021.jpg

Thunbergia erecta--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 021.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thunbergia erecta--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 014.jpg

Thunbergia erecta--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 014.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thunbergia erecta--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 018.jpg

Thunbergia erecta--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 018.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thunbergia erecta--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 015.jpg

Thunbergia erecta--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 015.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thunbergia erecta--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 016.jpg

Thunbergia erecta--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 016.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thunbergia erecta--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 013.jpg

Thunbergia erecta--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thunbergia erecta--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 019.jpg

Thunbergia erecta--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 14 Dec 03. 019.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Assam, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Vietnam; introduced into Belize, Sri Lanka (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

December 14, 2003

Location

Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)

5.8512, -0.17296

Location Remarks

Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

December 11, 2003

Location

Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)

5.8512, -0.17296

Location Remarks

Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra

Collectors

No collectors specified

X.1-131C

January 16, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)

25.676781, -80.272034

Location Remarks

10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

April 6, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)

25.676781, -80.272034

Location Remarks

10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Acanthaceae

Genus

Thunbergia

Specific Epithet

erecta

Authorship

(Benth.) T.Anderson

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#271,234 of 335,497

Top 81%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →