Family Acanthaceae

Thunbergia Family

HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Asystasia gangetica

Waimanalo, Oahu

 

Makapu'u, Oahu

Waimanalo, Oahu

 

 

Koko Crater, Oahu

 

Lana'i Lookout, Oahu

Lana'i Lookout, Oahu

 

Waimanalo, Oahu

 

Makapu'u, Oahu

UH Manoa, Oahu

CHINESE VIOLET    COROMANDEL

Invasive woody herb common in disturbed areas.  Native of Africa, India & SE Asia and widely cultivated.

Barleria cristata

UH Manoa, Oahu

PHILIPPINE VIOLET

Woody herb cultivated as a hedge.  Flowers purple, pink, or white.  Native to India & Burma.

Ruellia brevifolia

Wa'ahila Ridge, Oahu

RUELLIA

Erect herb naturalized in disturbed mesic areas of Kauai to Maui.  Native to South America.  Formerly known as Ruellia graecizans.

Thunbergia grandiflora

UH Manoa, Oahu

BENGAL TRUMPET, LARGE-FLOWERED THUNBERGIA

Robust vine in gardens & sparingly naturalized along roads & trails.  Flowers white, rarely blue.  Native to India.


HAWAII - CULTIVATED

Graptophyllum pictum

UH Manoa, Oahu

CARICATURE PLANT

Ornamental shrub with variegated green, pink or white leaves.  Native to SE Asia.

Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. carruthersii

UH Manoa, Oahu

GOLDEN ELDORADO

Popular ornamental shrub with green & yellow leaves.  Native to New Caledonia.

Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. atropurpureum

UH Manoa, Oahu

PURPLE FALSE ERANTHEMUM

Ornamental shrub with purple & green leaves.  Native to New Caledonia.

Odontonema tubiforme

UH Manoa, Oahu

CARDINAL FLOWER

Ornamental shrub native to Central America.

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