Thunbergia pondoensis

    Thunbergia pondoensis
    Author: Ivan Lätti
    Photographer: Johan Wentzel

    The white thunbergia as Thunbergia pondoensis is commonly known, is a hairy creeper reaching heights to 2 m. It has stalked, arrow-shaped leaves with pointed lower angles. The white flowers appearing in summer and autumn are trumpet-shaped with yellow throats. 

    The plants are found in in woodlands in eastern Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal. The species is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century (Manning, 2009; http://redlist.sanbi.org).  

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