Torenia thouarsii
Also known as: Lindernia thouarsii (Cham. & Schltdl.) Edwin +15 more
- Lindernia thouarsii (Cham. & Schltdl.) Edwin
- Nortenia thouarsii Cham. & Schltdl.
- Nortenia thouarsii var. nivea Pennell
- Pentsteira dichotoma Griff.
- Torenia chamaedrys Bonati
- Torenia gavottiana Buscal.
- Torenia nortenia Steud.
- Torenia parviflora Buch.-Ham. ex Benth.
- Torenia parviflora Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Torenia parviflora var. brevipedicellata De Wild.
- Torenia pedunculariformis Bonati
- Torenia pedunculata Willd. ex Steud.
- Torenia ramosissima Vatke
- Torenia thouarsii var. nivea Pennell
- Torenia veronicaefolia Wall.
- Torenia veronicaefolia Willd. ex Steud.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Linderniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Torenia thouarsii is an annual belonging to the Linderniaceae family. Found natively in Africa and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
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)
Assam, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Guyana, Mauritius, Myanmar, Panama, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela