Torenia polygonoides
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Linderniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, Torenia polygonoides is a shrub belonging to the Linderniaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, 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)
Fiji