Mazhar Botanic Garden

Thunbergia mysorensis (Wight) T.Anderson ex Bedd

Lady's slipper vine

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001306
Common name: Lady's slipper vine
English name: Mysore trumpetvine
Arabic name: تامبرجيا مايزورنسس
Native: Southern tropical India
Country: India
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen climbing 6-10 m leaves glossy, 9-17 cm long, elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, 3-nerved veins flowers bicolor, golden yellow  interior throat and rust-red outer petal tips fruit capsule, oblong, 2-5 cm long, 1 cm in diameter

ornamental vine. famous for its cascading, two-toned blossoms. use is creating dramatic, living canopies on pergolas, gazebos and high trellises. Landscape. Pollinator attraction bees and butterflies. Traditional medicine. 

Hexacentris mysorensis Wight

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Texture: Enriched soil
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Well water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Stem cuttings- seeds
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.0-7.0

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