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Thunbergia alata (Black-eyed
susan)
Swartoognooi [Afrikaans]
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> Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Asterids > Euasterid I > Order: Lamiales > Family: Acanthaceae > Genus: Thunbergia
The native distribution of this climber is from the
Eastern Cape (South Africa) through to East Africa and it is usually found
growing on forest margins. It is a popular garden plant worldwide.
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Black-eyed susan in Cape Town garden. [photo H.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
Black-eyed susan under cultivation in Kirstebosch
Botanical Gardens. [photo H. Robertson, Iziko
©] |
alata
- wings.
See KwaZulu-Natal
Wildflowers by Elsa Pooley p. 76; Creative
Gardening with Indigenous Plants. A South African Guide by Pitta Joffe
p. 361.
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