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Thunbergia laurifolia Linn
Category: Vines and Climbers Height: 3-12 meters Bloom Color: Violet/Lavender [The hermaphrodite flower is trumpet-shaped with a short broad tube, white outside and yellowish inside. The corolla is pale blue in colour with 5–7 petals, one larger than the others.] Light needed: Light shade tolerant Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Invasive in Hawaii, Australia, southeastern USA, Singapore and Seychelles. Introduced but not considered invasive in Tanzania and tropical South America.
This vine is growing near waterbody, nearing my school, its leaf shape is really special :D
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