Sweet Clock Vine [Thunbergia Fragrans, White Lady, Chimine, Noorvan-valli, Indrapushpam]

On way to Kas Plateau, only a few of these beautiful Sweet Clock Vine flowers were seen on the sides of the roads. I'm telling only a few because the expanse of the flowers of the Maharashtrian Valley of Flowers was so huge that the number of these White Ladies was nothing in front of those in purple, blue, and other hues. See Kas Plateau to know what I mean :)

Although the number of this species was less, it was quite as astonishing to see its beauty. Some have named it White Lady very perfectly. Its botanical name is Thunbergia Fragrans. In Hindi and Marathi languages, it's called चिमीन [Chimine]. In Malayalam language, it's named Noorvan-valli. In Tamil language, it's named இ.த்ரபுஸ்பம் [Indrapushpam]. Here is a beautiful White Lady and her close-ups in this post :)

Here she is…


This is the gynoecium of the flower…


See what superb material the petal is made of. Perhaps the ladies are already wishing that their clothes be made of this!