Kampung Mara, Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims. Acanthaceae. CN: Black-eyed-Susan-vine. Native of tropical Africa; cultivated as ornamental and naturalized elsewhere in the tropics; minor weed.Note: Specimen growing wild among Mikania. Ref and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?36599en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunbergia_alata
A widespread and widely planted species with many names and synonyms, the misleading Mexican Petunia being the most popular. Photo from Gamboa, Panama.
Found from Southern Mexico to Costa Rica, but there appears to be two concepts of this species. Common names include Cola de Zorro Amarillo (yellow foxtail).
Known by names such as Chuparosa and Beloperone, this species is found in arid areas of southern California and Baja California. Here growing in sand at Cachora Beach, Baja.