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Black Eyed Susan Thunbergia alata

Classification

Acanthaceae [family]
Thunbergia [genus] (3)
alata [species]

Classification

Acanthaceae [family]
Thunbergia [genus] (3)
alata [species]

Presence

Recorded on Saba
Presence status Introduced (2) - Saba
Natural distribution
  • S. America
  • Africa
  • Distribution description Native to southern America and Africa.
    Notes on presence status Introduced in the West Indies.

    Publications

    • Boldingh, I. 1909. The flora of the Dutch West Indian Islands St. Eustatius, Saba and St. Martin. 321 pp. E.j. Brill., Leiden.
    • Howard, R.A. 1989. Dicotyledoneae - Part 3. In: Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands. 6: 658. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
    • Mori, S.A., Gracie, C.A. 2007. Flowering Plants. Plants and Lichens of Saba Virtual Herbarium of The New York Botanical Garden. [link]
    • Rojer, A. 1997. Biological Inventory of Saba. 87 pp. CARMABI Foundation, Curaçao.