✿Scrophulariaceae · Torenia
Torani / Indian Wishbone Flower
Torenia indica
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- August-November
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.
Botanical family
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Torani belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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