Thunbergia laurifolia, the laurel clockvine[1] or blue trumpet vine, is native to India and Thailand[2] and the Indomalayan realm, the species occurs from Indochina to Malaysia.

[3] Thunbergia laurifolia leaves are opposite, heart-shaped with serrated leaf margin and taper to a pointed tip.

In Malaysia, juice from crushed leaves of T. laurifolia are taken for menorrhagia, placed into the ear for deafness, and applied for poulticing cuts and boils.

[7] The antioxidant properties of the infusion from microwave-dried leaves is higher than the commercial rang jeud tea from Thailand.

[citation needed] Thunbergia laurifolia can become an invasive species where escaping from ornamental garden uses into native habitats in supportive climates.