Torenia lindernioides Sald.

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (Figwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Linderniaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Torenia godefroyi Bonati
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Lake- and riversides
  • Comments / notes : Occasional in shaded places
  • Key identification features : A suberect herb. Leaves ovate, crenate-serrate
  • Flower, Fruit : August-November
  • Collection Nos : HFP 1680, CJS 12949
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Hassan district, Shivamogga district, Udupi district, Uttara Kannada district, Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Idukki district
  • Endemism : Southern Western Ghats
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district, Karnataka
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Torenia lindernioides. Downloaded on 3 November 2024.

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