Wishbone Flower
Torenia fournieri
Also known as Ladys Slipper, Blue Wing
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Assam, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Torenia fournieri
- Genus
- Torenia
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grown as garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Indo-China
- Found in India
- Kerala, Assam, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ടൊറീനിയ ഫോർണിയേരി
About Wishbone Flower
Wishbone flower (Torenia fournieri) is a herb belonging to the Scrophulariaceae family (Figwort family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule fruit. It is typically found in grown as garden plant. It is native to Indo-China. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Wishbone Flower belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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