Family | Linderniaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae) |
Scientific name | Torenia concolor Lindley |
Synonyms | Torenia concolor Lindley var. formosana Yamazaki; Torenia radicans Vaniot; Torenia rubens Bentham |
Common name | (Japanese common name) turu-urikusa [vine urikusa (urikusa = Lindernia crustacea)] |
(English common name) Kyushu (Amami Islands), Okinawa | |
Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (Amami Islands), Okinawa |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos | |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants creeping. Leaves 1.5-2.2cm long. Flowers purple corollas 2.5cm, flowering in Mayo to November. |
Reference | Torenia concolor Lindley |
Note | Rare species. |
September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |