Linderniaceae

Torenia L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 619 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Congo, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Mexico Central, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Alabama, Arkansas, Brazil South, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, South Carolina, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 4, 2: 334.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 270 (1754).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Sp. P1.: 619 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2009 Imin, K. [50769] Malaysia K000610476 No
Jan 1, 2009 Edwards, P.J. [2109] Malaysia K000610468 No
May 23, 2005 Barbon, E.B., et al. [9015] Philippines K000223352 No
May 23, 2005 Kandau Jenang [62462] Malaysia K000223358 No
May 23, 2005 Abg. Mohtar et al. [49262] Malaysia K000223357 No
May 23, 2005 Parnell; et al. [95-003] Thailand K000223355 No
May 23, 2005 Reynoso, E.; Majaducon, R. [24417] Philippines K000223360 No
May 23, 2005 Yii Puan Ching [51352] Malaysia K000223359 No
Sep 15, 2003 Soejarto, D.D.; Bouamanivong, S. [10906] Laos K000009329 No
Sep 15, 2003 Soejarto, D.D.; Southavong, B.H. [10830] Laos K000009328 No
Jan 1, 1988 Blewett, J.B.J. [35] Malaysia K000223363 No
Jan 1, 1988 Andrews, S. [739] Malaysia K000223361 No
Jan 1, 1958 Duvigneaud, P.; Damblon [2870 T2] Congo, Republic of the K000405147 Holotype Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1945] Tanzania K:SPC-02588.000 No
Attims, Y. [252] Congo, Republic of the K001553619 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3958] India K001117721 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K000899675 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3960] Burma K001117724 Unknown Type Material Yes
Low, Y.W.; Ganesan, S.K.; Jangarun, E. [LYW 780] Brunei K001905706 No
Rakotonasolo, F.; Ralimanana, H.; Andrianaivoravelona, B.V.; Rakotonirina, N. [RNF 449] Madagascar K001622970 Yes
Jemree, S.; et al. [S 90006] Malaysia K001636313 Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 3957] K001117719 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3957] India K001117718 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8068] Tanzania K:SPC-24502.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3957] Malaysia K001117720 Unknown Type Material Yes
anon. [3951] India K000662382 Yes
Urquhart [212] Hong Kong K000899676 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3956] Burma K001117717 Unknown Type Material Yes
Witte, G.F. [2506] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000405148 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3958] Burma K001117722 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4012] Kenya K:SPC-02589.000 No
s.coll. [220] Hong Kong K000899677 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3958] Burma K001117814 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/