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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , DeSoto Co. : At Bunker Ditch, 100 yds. from C-661 or KOA Road. 30° 22' 60" N 86° 4' 0" W
Description Occasional. Flower yellow with purple center.
Habitat Near small creek.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector A. Fulton 247
Collection Date 24 Oct 1978
Accession Number 134530
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , Brevard Co. : Holder. Holder Water Treatment Site, Mims. 28° 39' 55" N 80° 50' 41" W
Habitat Disturbed edge.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector P. A. Schmalzer
with T.E. Foster
Collection Date 04 Nov 2004
Accession Number 241373
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Hillsborough River State Park. E side of administration building. T27S, R21E, Sec. 8, SE¼. 27° 55' 0" N 82° 20' 60" W
Habitat Ruderal.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector C. vanHoek
Collection Date 19 May 2005
Accession Number 245776
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , Highlands Co. : Highlands Hammock State Park. T35S, R28E, Sec. 5, NE¼ of NE¼ of NE¼. 27° 22' 0" N 81° 20' 60" W
Habitat Ruderal.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector C. Olson
Collection Date 06 Dec 2005
Accession Number 245834
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , Highlands Co. : Highlands Hammock State Park. Behind Hammock Inn. T35S, R28E, Sec. 5, NW¼ of NE¼ of NE¼. 27° 22' 0" N 81° 20' 60" W
Habitat Ruderal.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector A. Bishop
Collection Date 19 Feb 2003
Accession Number 242432
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , Lake Co. : Eustis. 28° 51' 10" N 81° 41' 7" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. F. Daubenmire
with J. Daubenmire
Collection Date 01 Oct 1991
Accession Number 209012
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , DeSoto Co. : Arcadia. Intersection of South Dade Avenue and West Magnolia Street. T37S, R21E, Sec. 36. 27° 12' 57" N 81° 51' 30" W
Description Limb of corolla orange0yellow, throat black (as in Sims' original description); abundant vine, climbing to 5 m.
Habitat In moist thicket.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. B. Ward 3199
with D. Burch
Collection Date 29 Nov 1962
Accession Number 56873
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims - Determined By: Shuey,
Locality USA. Florida , Brevard Co. : North Merritt Island. Near old foundation N of C-402, 2.2 mi. N of Wilsons Corner. T21S, R36E, Sec. 9, SE¼. 27° 57' 51" N 82° 24' 54" W
Description Flowers bright orange with green center.
Habitat Ruderal, old homesite.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector A.G. Shuey
Collection Date 23 Nov 1973
Accession Number 118951
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , Broward Co. : Deerfield Island County Park. T48S, R43E, Sec. 5. 26° 19' 0" N 80° 5' 60" W
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector P. L. Howell 709
Collection Date 14 Jul 2003
Accession Number 236370
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , Volusia Co. : Holly Hill. 1229 Holly Avenue, ca. 0.75 mi. N of the junction of US 1 and LPGA Boulevard. T14S, R32E, Sec. 42.
Description Twining vine.
Habitat In shaded, ruderal area of neglected suburban backyard.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. M. Kunzer 493
Collection Date 08 Mar 2004
Accession Number 237001
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , Pasco Co. : New Port Richey. South Boulevard. 28° 13' 60" N 82° 16' 60" W
Habitat Parking strip.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector P. Genelle 115
with G. Fleming
Collection Date 08 Mar 1970
Accession Number 89672
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , Hernando Co. : Chinsegut Hill.
Description An escape from cultivation. Corolla lobes strong orange-yellow. 7.5 YR 7/11, center moderate violet, deeper than 2.5P 3/8 Munsell Hue.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector G. R. Cooley 6354
Collection Date 07 Mar 1959
Accession Number 9253
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims - Determined By: D. B. Ward,
Locality USA. Florida , Hernando Co. : Near top of Chinsegut Hill, 4 mi. NNE of Brooksville. T21S, R19E, Sec. 36. 28° 33' 19" N 82° 23' 16" W
Description Corolla orange-yellow, throat black-purple; locally frequent.
Habitat In area of trash dumping, edge of dry woods.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. B. Ward 3471
with S.G. Shelter
Collection Date 21 Apr 1963
Accession Number 57187
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims - Determined By: D. B. Ward,
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : 4202 Bayshore Drive, NW Sarasota. T36S, R17E. 27° 19' 36" N 82° 44' 36" W
Description Abundant vine; limb of corolla orange-yellow, somewhat oblique to pale-yellow tube.
Habitat Climbing on walls and vegetation, abandoned homesite.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. B. Ward 3102
with D. Burch
Collection Date 28 Nov 1962
Accession Number 57251
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , Brevard Co. : North Merritt Island. 2.2 mi. [no direction given] of Wilsons Corner, N of C-402. 27° 57' 51" N 82° 24' 54" W
Habitat Naturalized in moist areas with some shade.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector A.G. Shuey
with J.E. Poppleton
Collection Date 23 Nov 1973
Accession Number 125466
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : Saint Petersburg. 9th Street South at Lake Maggiore Boulevard.
Description Common vine covering soil and climbing to 1 m. Flowers pure orange with greenish in throat.
Habitat Schinus thicket.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. Beckner 2542
Collection Date 30 Nov 1981
Accession Number 161243
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , Hernando Co. : Chinsegut Hill. Along road near woodshed.
Description Flowers light orange-yellow with very dark throat.
Habitat Margin of wood.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr.
Collection Date 04 Oct 1959
Accession Number 9942
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , Seminole Co. : Detention ponds along C-427 (North Ronald Reagan Boulevard), ca. 200 m from Frances Street, opposite South Sunland Drive, Sanford. 28° 44' 47" N 81° 17' 8" W
Description Twining and scrambling over wood edge vegetation.
Habitat Edge of remnant floodplain forest.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. H. Williams 2947
Collection Date 09 Feb 2012
Accession Number 263532
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims - Determined By: W. B. Zomlefer, Apr 2000
Locality USA. Florida , Marion Co. : 1 mi. W of Wiersdale, off C-42.
Description Several plants, trailing and climbing; flowers orange-yellow.
Habitat Orange grove along edge of lake.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector L. Baltzell 5667
Collection Date 02 Dec 1973
Accession Number 264232
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : USF Botanical Garden.
Description Black-eyed susan vine with flowers orange-yellow with dark center.
Habitat Growing on palms next to bromelaid garden.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector M. Woernle
Collection Date 14 Jan 1994
Accession Number 211392
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : USF Botanical Gardens.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. M. Hart
Collection Date 18 Sep 1990
Accession Number 207993
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , Seminole Co. : Sanford; S Sanford Avenue at intersection with Myrtle Street, SW corner. 28° 44' 5" N 81° 15' 52" W
Description Persistent after habitation; spreading.
Habitat Disturbed area.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. H. Williams
Collection Date 15 May 2012
Accession Number 265813
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality Puerto Rico. Comerío Mun. : Rio La Plata, 2 mi. NE of Comerío, at the junction of PR 156 and PR 781.
Description Weeds.
Habitat Around roadside and bridge.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector B. F. Hansen
with R.P. Sauleda, M. Ragan, J. Lopez
Collection Date 25 Nov 1981
Accession Number 166044
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality St. Vincent & the Grenadines. St. Vincent , St. David Par. : Rose Bank, on Leeward Coast.
Description A tender vein twining; flowers orange.
Habitat Over herbs and shrubs.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector G. R. Cooley
Collection Date 28 Mar 1962
Accession Number 52621
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims - Determined By: C. D. Adams, 1963
Locality Jamaica. Surrey Co. , St. Andrew Par. : Banks of Hope River bed, E of University of West Indies campus just E of Kingston. 18° 0' 0" N 76° 47' 60" W
Description Common; calyx white below to light green above; corolla tube deep purple inside, whitish outside; petals dark yellow, becoming light yellow with age; filaments purple below to white above, anthers white, hairs on anther white; style and stigma white, ovary green; vine twining.
Habitat About shrubs and small trees.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector M. R. Crosby
with H.A. Hespenheide, W.R. Anderson
Collection Date 13 Jun 1963
Accession Number 97311
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality Jamaica. Middlesex Co. , St. Ann Par. : Pit 6B; near Lyford Post Office.
Description Vine; flowers orange with purple centre.
Habitat Growing on replaced overburden; mine area.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. A. Howard
with G.R. Proctor
Collection Date 20-31 Dec 1953
Accession Number 13789
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality Jamaica. St. Thomas Par. : Road from Eleven Mile to Cedar Valley; between Llandeway and Ramble. 17° 58' 42" N 76° 36' 58" W
Habitat Woody area.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector M. Meagher
Collection Date 14 May 1970
Accession Number 98352
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : KICCO, South Florida Water Management District. 28° 0' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Habitat Oak hammock.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector A. Onisko
Collection Date 16 Mar 2017
Accession Number 293737
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , Highlands Co. : Avon Park Bombing Range. Kissimmee River N of Fort Kissimmee. 28° 17' 28" N 81° 24' 25" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector C. F. Caudle
with M.L. Gilbert, M.S. Tisdale
Collection Date 28 Mar 1964
Accession Number 287339
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality Brazil. Amazonas; Manaus; estrado do Aleixo. 10° 0' 0" S 49° 0' 0" W
Description Vine; flowers yellow, throat dark purple-brown or pale yellow.
Habitat Roadside.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector P. J. M. Maas
with H. Maas
Collection Date 10 Jan 1971
Accession Number 106559
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality Uganda. Bukalasa. 0° 42' 26" N 32° 30' 48" E
Description Flowers orange with dark brown throat; twining herb.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. E. Tothill
Collection Date Oct 1938
Accession Number 179234
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Oct 2017
Determination History
Mirabilis jalapa L.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Koreshan State Historic Site.
Description Common.
Habitat In exotics "war zone"; invasive exotics monoculture.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector S.W. Braem
Collection Date 06 Feb 2008
Accession Number 295193
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims - Determined By: D. F. Austin, 1969
Locality Panama. Los Santos Prov. From 1 mi. S to 10 mi. N of Tonosi. 7° 24' 25" N 80° 26' 32" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. A. Duke
Collection Date 14 Jul 1967
Accession Number 100709
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. Tegucigalpa, colonia 21 de octubre, campo abierto. 14° 4' 60" N 87° 13' 60" W
Description Bejuco "flor blanca".
Habitat Bosque predominante bajo humedo.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 1000 to m
Collector C. Carrasco
Collection Date 16 Mar 1985
Accession Number 194439
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims - Determined By: Nevling,
Locality Mexico. Veracruz Ca. 10 km E Cordoba route 150. 18° 55' 53" N 96° 56' 10" W
Habitat Hedges and roadsides, heavily cultivated region.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 2000 to ft
Collector R. W. Long
with D. Burch
Collection Date 24 Mar 1970
Accession Number 94322
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality Honduras. Cortés Dept. Pulapanzack, 45 km SW de San Pedro Sula. 15° 15' 0" N 88° 34' 0" W
Description Bejuco.
Habitat Bosque muy húmedo subtropical.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 600 to m
Collector C. Bendeck
Collection Date 20 Apr 1985
Accession Number 194250
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality Venezuela. Distrito Federal Near the Forestry Station at Cariaco, ca. 10 mi. N of Caracas. 10° 30' 0" N 66° 55' 0" W
Habitat Rainforest area including come disturbed and altered vegetation.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. W. Long
with K. J. Norstog
Collection Date 05 Oct 1971
Accession Number 99342
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality Honduras. Ocotepeque Dept. La Encarnacion, 25 km NE de Nuevo Ocotepeque. 14° 25' 60" N 89° 10' 60" W
Description Bejuco 5 m, flores amarillas.
Habitat Bosque húmedo subtropical.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 800 to m
Collector L. Morales R.
Collection Date 19 Apr 1984
Accession Number 196709
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality Honduras. Cortés Dept. Pulapanzack, 45 km SW de San Pedro Sula. 15° 15' 0" N 88° 34' 0" W
Description Bejuco.
Habitat Bosque muy húmedo subtropical.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 600 to m
Collector C. Bendeck
Collection Date 20 Apr 1985
Accession Number 196493
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. Cementerio General, Comayaguela. 14° 5' 12" N 87° 13' 45" W
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 900 to 1000 m
Collector C. Sherman
Collection Date 03 Feb 1985
Accession Number 195647
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. Santa Lucía, 11 km NE de Tegucigalpa. 14° 15' 0" N 87° 10' 0" W
Description Bejuco; flor amarilla.
Habitat En enrredadera; bosque húmedo subtropical.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 1400 to m
Collector J. M. Berríos
Collection Date 18 Feb 1984
Accession Number 194449
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims - Determined By: J. A. Lagos,
Locality El Salvador. San Salvador Dept. Instituto Tropical de Investigaciones Científicas.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 700 to m
Collector L. González
Collection Date 24 Oct 1957
Accession Number 6512
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims - Determined By: M. Nee, 1981
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Cuitláhuac Mun. : 8 km E of Cuitláhuac along gravel road. 18° 48' 0" N 96° 40' 0" W
Description Herbaceous vine; flowers dull orange, with very dark center.
Habitat Selva baja caducifolia; pastured remnants of woods along small stream.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 250 to m
Collector B. F. Hansen
with M. Nee
Collection Date 03 Jul 1980
Accession Number 158355
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
Locality USA. Florida , Manatee Co. : Terra Ceia Preserve State Park. TC-35.
Description Common.
Habitat Developed/mesic hammock; roadside.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector T. Telatycki
with C. vanHoek
Collection Date 23 Feb 2016
Accession Number 300365
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Thunbergia alata
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims - Determined By: C. vanHoek, 2020
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : New Jersey Avenue, Lakeland. 28° 2' 22" N 81° 56' 59" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector M. Hudson
Collection Date 17 Apr 1961
Accession Number 300791
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