|
|
Definition of Genus thunbergia
1. Noun. A genus of herbs or vines of the family Acanthaceae.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Acanthaceae, Acanthus Family, Family Acanthaceae
Member holonyms: Black-eyed Susan, Black-eyed Susan Vine, Thunbergia Alata
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Thunbergia
Literary usage of Genus thunbergia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Annuals. by Loudon (Jane) (1842)
"The genus Thunbergia contains several splendid hothouse climbers ; two of which,
and perhaps more, will succeed perfectly if treated as annuals and grown in ..."
2. Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants by Sir Joseph Paxton (1837)
"OF THE genus thunbergia, MORE PARTICULARLY OF THE CULTURE OF THUNBERGIA ALATA.
THIS is a family which, ..."
3. Plant-geography Upon a Physiological Basis by Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1903)
"... genus Thunbergia, and are likewise associated with protective ants. The like
has never been observed in other plants. Moreover, a nectary situated at ..."
Other Resources:
