Thunbergia adenocalyx
Black Eyed Susan
Thunbergia alata
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- Botanical name
- Thunbergia alata
- Also known as
- Black Eyed Susan, Black-Eyed Susan, Black-Eyed-Susan-Vine, Blackeyed Susan Vine
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Thunbergia
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Black Eyed Susan
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Thunbergia alata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Endomelas alata
Thunbergia alata var. alba
Thunbergia alata var. albiflora
Thunbergia alata var. minor
Thunbergia alata var. retinervia
Thunbergia alata var. velutina
Thunbergia alata var. vixalata
Thunbergia albiflora
Thunbergia aurantiaca
Thunbergia backeri
Thunbergia bakeri
Thunbergia bikimaensis
Thunbergia delamerei
Thunbergia doddsii
Thunbergia fryeri
Thunbergia fuscata
Thunbergia kamatembica
Thunbergia leucantha
Thunbergia manganjensis
Thunbergia nymphaeifolia
Thunbergia oculata
Valentiana volubilis
Others in Thunbergia
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