{"id":1485395,"date":"2022-12-11T21:20:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T15:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/?p=1485395"},"modified":"2024-12-23T16:09:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T10:39:10","slug":"vandellia-hookeri","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/vandellia-hookeri\/","title":{"rendered":"Vandellia hookeri"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vandellia hookeri\u00a0<\/i>C. B. Cl. ex Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 280 (1884)<\/em> (syn: Lindernia hookeri<\/em> Wettst.<\/a>;\u00a0Lindernia hookeri<\/em>\u00a0var.\u00a0cochinchinensis<\/em>\u00a0Bonati<\/a>; Pyxidaria hookeri<\/em>\u00a0(C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.) Kuntze<\/a>);
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\nScrophulariaceae Fortnight: For id from Gori Valley-NS 35<\/a> : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
\n<\/span>This<\/span> small, delicate herb<\/span> was captured during our visit to <\/span>Gori Valley area…<\/span> please help to id.. can this be some <\/span>Torenia<\/i> sp.?<\/span><\/div>\n
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Torenia<\/i><\/span><\/a> <\/span>species in efi.
\n<\/span><\/span>I think only species given is <\/span>Torenia cordifolia<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span> in Scrophulariaceae of the Western Himalayas By Francis . Pennell<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This appears to be very interesting.<\/div>\n
Pl. check with images & details at<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.zimbabweflora.co.zw\/speciesdata\/species.php?species_id=151420<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.zimbabweflora.co.zw\/151420&image_id=2<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.zimbabweflora.co.zw\/151420&image_id=6<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.jpg<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.ville-ge.ch\/musinfo\/bd\/195511<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
https:\/\/collections.nmnh.si.edu\/media\/10211823<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.efloras.org\/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200021292<\/span><\/a>
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Torenia<\/i> parviflora<\/i> Buch.-Ham. & Benth. is a synonym<\/span><\/a> of Torenia<\/span><\/i> thouarsii<\/span><\/i> (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze<\/span><\/a>
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To me images of this species at Flowers of India<\/span><\/a> look different & may not be correct.<\/div>\n
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The Plant List Ver. 1.1 says it has no synonym and POWO says different synonyms except for the T. parviflora<\/i>.<\/div>\n
Torenia parviflora Buch.-Ham. ex Benth. \u2014 The Plant Listwww.theplantlist.org\/tpl\/<\/span>record\/tro-29206727<\/span><\/a>
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Species Torenia thouarsii (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze\u00a0<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 POWO<\/div>\n
However, the CoL says same synonym.
\nTorenia parviflora Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
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Vandellia hookeri<\/strong> C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f. Syn : Lindernia hookeri<\/em> (C.B.Clarke ex Hook.fil.) Wettst. as per discussions at SK1560 12 Nov 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nSK780 08 OCT-2017:ID<\/a> : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)
\n<\/span>Location :\u00a0 Thula Khet, Pokhara, Nepal\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Date : 10 August 2017
\nAltitude : 2800 ft.
\n<\/span>Torenia<\/i> …???<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pl. check comparative images at efi site<\/div>\n
\/species\/a—l\/l\/linderniaceae\/torenia<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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I am confused between Torenia cordifolia<\/i> Roxb.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0\u00a0Torenia indica<\/i> C.J.Saldanha<\/span><\/a>\u00a0as per comparative images at efi site\u00a0\/species\/a—l\/l\/linderniaceae\/torenia<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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Appears close to images by Nidhan ji at Scrophulariaceae Fortnight: For id from Gori Valley-NS 35<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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Pl. check with images & details at<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.zimbabweflora.co.<\/span>zw\/151420<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.zimbabweflora.co.<\/span>zw\/151420&image_id=2<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.zimbabweflora.co.<\/span>zw\/151420&image_id=6<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.<\/span>jpg<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.ville-ge.ch\/<\/span>musinfo\/bd\/95511<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
https:\/\/collections.nmnh.si.<\/span>edu\/10211823<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.efloras.org\/<\/span>florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200021292<\/span><\/a>
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Torenia<\/i> parviflora<\/i> Buch.-Ham. & Benth. is a synonym<\/span><\/a> of Torenia<\/span><\/i> thouarsii<\/span><\/i> (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze<\/span><\/a>
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To me images of this species at Flowers of India<\/span><\/a> look different & may not be correct.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In fact images at at Flowers of India<\/span><\/a> are of Lindernia<\/i> crustacea<\/i> (L.) F.Muell. as per the following:<\/div>\n
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Thanks … for this analysis, I have least expected any id for my pics, due to bad quality..<\/div>\n
Nothing can be said until some good pics are available. I agree with you regarding FOI page..
\nI could not infer anything at present even from nice images of …<\/p>\n
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I have posted one image from this post and one from Pokhara on facebook.<\/p>\n

One Botanist from Nepal and one from India,\u00a0Prasad M Govindan have\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
suggested the ID as\u00a0<\/span>Torenia hookeri\u00a0<\/em>(C. B. Clarke ex Hook. fil.) A. Pal & M. Chowdhury,<\/span><\/div>\n
which looks correct. If so we need to revise all this sp. from efi.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
By the way I have, earlier, suggested its syn :\u00a0<\/span>Vandellia\u00a0hookeri<\/em>\u00a0C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f. \u00a0<\/small><\/span><\/div>\n
and\u00a0<\/small><\/span>Lindernia\u00a0hookeri<\/i>\u00a0(C.B.Clarke ex Hook.fil.) Wettst.<\/div>\n
Please have a\u00a0look !
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Yes,\u00a0Vandellia hookeri<\/em>\u00a0C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f. Syn :\u00a0Lindernia hookeri<\/i>\u00a0(C.B.Clarke ex Hook.fil.) Wettst. as per discussions at\u00a0SK1560 12 Nov 2018<\/a><\/p>\n

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Torenia hookeri\u00a0<\/em>(C. B. Clarke ex Hook. fil.) A. Pal & M. Chowdhury<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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SK1560 12 Nov 2018<\/a> : 8 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (9<\/span>)<\/span> – around 600 kb each.<\/div>\n
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Location:\u00a0 Dahachowk, Switzerland Park, Kathmandu,,Nepal<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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Date: 29 September\u00a02018<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Elevation: 5600<\/span> ft.
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Which\u00a0Scrophulariaceae<\/i> :?? Torenia<\/i> \u00a0??<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yes. Appears so. Please check
\nhttps:\/\/sites.google.<\/span>com\/site\/efloraofindia\/<\/span>species\/a—l\/l\/linderniaceae\/<\/span>torenia<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pl. check possibility of Torenia thouarsii<\/i><\/span> (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze<\/span><\/a>\u00a0along with\u00a0other species.<\/span><\/div>\n
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It is too much hairy. I could not find the match.<\/div>\n
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I have checked all species in Checklist of Nepal<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
These do not match with species already there in efi site at Torenia<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u200e<\/i> except for closeness with Torenia thouarsii<\/i><\/span> (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
There is one species which is not represented so far in efi site: Torenia diffusa <\/i>D.Don.<\/div>\n
But its specimens look different from posted plant as per<\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.gbif.org\/species\/<\/span>8127662<\/span><\/a>
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To me matches with existing images at Torenia thouarsii<\/i><\/span> (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
Pl. also see<\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.gbif.org\/species\/<\/span>7331635<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
https:\/\/api.gbif.org\/<\/span>F753380.jpg<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
https:\/\/api.gbif.org\/<\/span>288-00755691.jpg<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
So in the above circumstances, Torenia thouarsii<\/i><\/span> (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze<\/span><\/a> is the best choice.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Torenia violacea<\/i> (Azaola ex Blanco) Pennell ??<\/div>\n
Torenia violacea<\/i> (Azaola ex Blanco) Pennell<\/span><\/a>
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I guess\u00a0the description, flowering season and elevation matching to\u00a0Torenia violacea<\/i>.<\/div>\n
And T. thouarsii<\/i> not listed in Nepal.
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Appears totally different from images at <\/span>Torenia violacea<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/i>Vandellia hookeri<\/em>\u00a0C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f. Syn :\u00a0<\/small><\/span>Lindernia hookeri<\/i> (C.B.Clarke ex Hook.fil.) Wettst.
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No. Looks different as per POWO specimens-\u00a0one<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0two<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I have posted one image from this post and one from Pokhara on facebook.<\/p>\n

One Botanist from Nepal and one from India,\u00a0Prasad M Govindan have\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
suggested the ID as\u00a0<\/span>Torenia hookeri\u00a0<\/em>(C. B. Clarke ex Hook. fil.) A. Pal & M. Chowdhury,<\/span><\/div>\n
which looks correct. If so we need to revise all this sp. from efi.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
By the way I have, earlier, suggested its syn :\u00a0<\/span>Vandellia\u00a0hookeri<\/em>\u00a0C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f. \u00a0<\/small><\/span><\/div>\n
and\u00a0<\/small><\/span>Lindernia\u00a0hookeri<\/i>\u00a0(C.B.Clarke ex Hook.fil.) Wettst.<\/div>\n
Please have a\u00a0look !
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Yes, you appear to be right as per\u00a0GBIF<\/a>\u00a0specimen-\u00a0one<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0two<\/a>\u00a0and as per\u00a0link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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All databases including the POWO say\u00a0Torenia hookeri\u00a0<\/i>(C.B.Clarke ex Hook.fil.) A.Pal & M.Chowdhury<\/div>\n
is the accepted\u00a0name and the other is Syn. and the link also :
\nhttps:\/\/tb.plazi.org\/GgServer\/html\/99B40F6FEE4<\/a><\/p>\n
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References:
\nPOWO<\/a> \u00a0Catalogue of Life<\/a>\u00a0 GBIF<\/a> \u00a0Flora of Eastern Ghats<\/a>\u00a0 India Biodiversity Portal<\/a>
\nTorenia hookeri, a new combination in Asian Linderniaceae and first record of T. godefroyi in the Himalayan hotspot<\/a>: AARATRIK PAL, MONORANJAN CHOWDHURY: Phytotaxa Vol. 549 No. 2: 8 June 2022 (Abstract: Recent phylogenetic revision distinguishes\u00a0Torenia<\/em>\u00a0from\u00a0Vandellia<\/em>\u00a0by hairy or glabrous ovary and poricidal or septicidal\u00a0 capsule not extending the length of calyx (vs glabrous ovary and septicidal capsule clearly exceeding the calyx). Our current study showed that\u00a0Vandellia hookeri<\/em>\u00a0exhibits all the characteristics of\u00a0Torenia<\/em>, therefore we change the generic treatment of\u00a0V. hookeri<\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0Torenia<\/em>.\u00a0Torenia godefroyi<\/em> is also recorded from Himalayan Hotspot for the first time)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vandellia hookeri\u00a0C. B. Cl. ex Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 280 (1884) (syn: Lindernia hookeri Wettst.;\u00a0Lindernia hookeri\u00a0var.\u00a0cochinchinensis\u00a0Bonati; Pyxidaria hookeri\u00a0(C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.) Kuntze); . Himalaya to Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Scrophulariaceae Fortnight: For id from Gori Valley-NS 35 : 4 posts…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[9937],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1485395","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-vandellia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1485395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1485395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1485395\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1485395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1485395"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1485395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}