Torani / Indian Wishbone Flower
Torenia indica
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- August-November
How to identify Torani
Identify Torani by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue/purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Uttarakhand.
- Confirm it sits within the Scrophulariaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Torani.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Torenia indica
- Genus
- Torenia
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Java, China, Philippines, Himalayas
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-November
- 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
- Flower colour
- Blue/purplerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Torani itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Telugu
- చిన్న మొగకూర Chinna Mogakura
- Kannada
- ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಾಗೆ ಹೂ Sanna Kaage Hoo
- Marathi
- तोरणी Torani
About Torani
A member of the Scrophulariaceae family, Indian Wishbone Flower (Torenia indica) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Uttarakhand. Flowering and fruiting run from August to November.
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Torani belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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