Torenia thoursii (Cham. & Schl.) O. Kuntze

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (FIGWORT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Linderniaceae
  • Species : Torenia thoursii
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Torenia thouarsii (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze
  • Key identification features : An erect or procumbent herb, branching from the base. Leaves are opposite, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, margin is serrate and apex is acute. Flowers are axillary, 2-4 clustered, pedicellate. Calyx tube is diallated above, corolla is blue. Stamens 4, didynamous. Capsule is oblong, septicidal and with many seeds being rugose.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : August-November
  • Comments : Rare in northern coastal districts of Eastern Ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bison Hills (East Godavari district) (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : Tropical Africa, America, Madagascar, Asia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Torenia thoursii. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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