Torenia concolor




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