Torenia fournieri
Bluewings, Wishbone Flower
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Linderniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Torenia fournieri (commonly known as Bluewings or Wishbone-Flower) is an annual belonging to the Linderniaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, India, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Belize, Congo, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Florida, Guyana, Honduras, Iowa, Jawa, Louisiana, Malaya, Marianas, Nepal, North Carolina, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Queensland, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Tuamotu, Venezuela