Thunbergia lathyroides Burkill belongs to the Acanthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
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Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Thunbergia
Specific Epithet
lathyroides
Authorship
Burkill
1/22/2008
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya
-8.827500, 33.263889
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1550 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Sharon A. Bodine
Notes
Rare erect herb. Corolla dark red-purple with dull yellow tube.
