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Torenia crustacea

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Internal ID UUID643fff22ba5d2317880089
Scientific name Torenia crustacea
Authority (L.) Cham. & Schltdl.
First published in Linnaea 2: 570 (1827)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Vandellia varians G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 549 (1838)
Vandellia racemosa Spreng. Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 1: 262 (1820)
Vandellia brownii Benth. Prodr. 10: 413 (1846)
Vandellia gracilis Bonati Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 539 (1908)
Vandellia crustacea (L.) Benth. Scroph. Ind. : 35 (1835)
Lindernia gracilis (Bonati) Bonati Fl. Indo-Chine 4: 416 (1927)
Lindernia racemosa Bonati Fl. Indo-Chine 4: 413 (1927)
Lindernia crustacea (L.) F.Muell. Syst. Census Austral. Pl. : 97 (1882)
Linaria hexandra F.Dietr. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 4: 394 (1818)
Mimulus javanicus Blume Catalogus : 83 (1823)
Morgania aspera Spreng. Syst. Veg. 2: 803 (1825)
Torenia lucida Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List : n.º 3962 (1831)
Torenia ovata Sweet Hort. Brit. : 306 (1826)
Torenia hexandra R.Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. : 440 (1810)
Torenia rubella Buch.-Ham. Numer. List : n.º 3962 A (1831)
Torenia varians Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 , 3: 96 (1832)
Tittmannia ovata Rchb. Iconogr. Bot. Exot. 1: 27. 1824
Antirrhinum hexandrum Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 43. 1775 [1 Oct 1775]
Antirrhinum hexandrum G.Forst. Fl. Ins. Austr. 43. 1786 [Oct-Nov 1786]
Buchnera capillaris Desv. Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid. : 46 (1825)
Capraria crustacea L. Mant. Pl. 1: 87 (1767)
Gratiola aspera Roth Nov. Pl. Sp. : 11 (1821)
Gratiola lucida Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 1: 103 (1797)
Morgania lucida Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 802. 1825 [Jan-May 1825]
Pyxidaria crustacea (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 464 (1891)
Vandellia bodinieri H.Lév. Bull. Soc. Agric. Sarthe , reimpr., sér. 2, 39: 9 (1904)
Torenia flaccida R.Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. : 440 (1810)
Torenia scabra R.Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. : 440 (1810)
Vandellia alba Benth. Scroph. Ind. : 35 (1835)
Tittmannia scabra Spreng. Syst. Veg. 2: 800 (1825)
Lindernia crustacea var. verticillata (Haines) K.K.Khanna Fl. Bihar, Analysis 357 (2001).
Lindernia crustacea var. clarkei G.S.Giri & Majumdar J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 3(1): 253 (1982).
Ucnopsolen cordatum Raf. Autik. Bot. : 155 (1840)
Vandellia obtusa (Blume) Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 691 (1857)
Vandellia minuta (Blume) Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 691 (1857)
Vandellia racemosa Bonati Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 537 (1908)
Lindernia minuta (Blume) Koord. Exkurs.-Fl. Java 3: 178 (1912)
Lindernia obtusa (Blume) Koord. Exkurs.-Fl. Java 3: 178 (1912)
Torenia minuta Blume Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 755 (1826)
Torenia obtusa Blume Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 754 (1826)
Pyxidaria minuta (Blume) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 464 (1891)
Pyxidaria obtusa (Blume) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 465 (1891)
Hornemannia ovata Link & Otto Icon. Pl. Select. : 9 (1820)
Vandellia crustacea var. verticillata Haines Bot. Bihar Orissa : 631 (1922)
Pentsteira paniculata Griff. Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 119 (1854)

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Japanese ウリクサ
Korean 외풀
Chinese 母草

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Uganda
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Ivory Coast
      • Liberia
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Gabon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
      • Mauritius
      • Seychelles
  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
      • Hainan
      • Tibet
    • Eastern Asia
      • Japan
      • Korea
      • Nansei-shoto
      • Taiwan
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
      • India
      • Nepal
      • Pakistan
      • Sri Lanka
      • West Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Cambodia
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Christmas Island
      • Jawa
      • Lesser Sunda Islands
      • Malaya
      • Philippines
    • Papuasia
      • New Guinea
      • Solomon Islands
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
    • South-central U.S.A.
      • Texas
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama
      • Arkansas
      • Florida
      • Georgia
      • Louisiana
      • Mississippi
      • North Carolina
      • South Carolina
  • Pacific
    • North-central Pacific
      • Hawaii
    • Northwestern Pacific
      • Caroline Islands
      • Marianas
    • South-central Pacific
      • Cook Islands
      • Marquesas
      • Society Islands
      • Tubuai Islands
    • Southwestern Pacific
      • Fiji
      • Samoa
      • Tonga
      • Vanuatu
      • Wallis-Futuna Islands
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba
      • Jamaica
      • Leeward Islands
      • Puerto Rico
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Windward Islands
    • Central America
      • Belize
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana
      • Guyana
      • Suriname
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000458830
Florida Plant Atlas 1508
Flora of Alabama 3470
Tropicos 29202025
INPN 453661
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1189750-2
Open Tree Of Life 6087295
NCBI Taxonomy 2508703
IUCN Red List 168747
IPNI 1189750-2
iNaturalist 852222
GBIF 3171892
Freebase /m/0nbfngm
Elurikkus 369848
Wikipedia Torenia_crustacea

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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From Flora to Pharmaceuticals: 100 new additions to angiosperms of Gafargaon subdistrict in Bangladesh and unraveling antidiabetic drug candidates targeting DPP4 through in silico approach Ahmed SS, Rahman MO PLoS One 29-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10980240
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0301348
PMID:38551991
Update of Natural Products and Their Derivatives Targeting Epstein–Barr Infection Pennisi R, Trischitta P, Costa M, Venuti A, Tamburello MP, Sciortino MT Viruses 15-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10818872
doi:10.3390/v16010124
PMID:38257824
Unveiling the Dual Nature of Heavy Metals: Stressors and Promoters of Phenolic Compound Biosynthesis in Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench In Vitro Das S, Sultana KW, Mondal M, Chandra I, Ndhlala AR Plants (Basel) 28-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10780674
doi:10.3390/plants13010098
PMID:38202406
Traditional medical practices for children in five islands from the Society archipelago (French Polynesia) Chassagne F, Butaud JF, Ho R, Conte E, Hnawia É, Raharivelomanana P J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 18-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10585756
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00617-0
PMID:37853377
Comparative analyses of Linderniaceae plastomes, with implications for its phylogeny and evolution Yan R, Geng Y, Jia Y, Xiang C, Zhou X, Hu G Front Plant Sci 26-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10565954
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1265641
PMID:37828930
Diversity and traditional knowledge of medicinal plants used by Shui people in Southwest China Liu S, Zhang B, Lei Q, Zhou J, Ali M, Long C J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 30-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10230803
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00594-4
PMID:37254191
Role of tea plantations in the maintenance of bird diversity in Anji County, China Wu J, Hu J, Zhao X, Sun Y, Hu G PeerJ 13-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9933740
doi:10.7717/peerj.14801
PMID:36815977
Colletotrichum echinochloae: A Potential Bioherbicide Agent for Control of Barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv.) Gu Q, Chu S, Huang Q, Chen A, Li L, Li R Plants (Basel) 17-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9919787
doi:10.3390/plants12030421
PMID:36771505
The Fight against the Carcinogenic Epstein-Barr Virus: Gut Microbiota, Natural Medicines, and Beyond Eladwy RA, Vu HT, Shah R, Li CG, Chang D, Bhuyan DJ Int J Mol Sci 15-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9862477
doi:10.3390/ijms24021716
PMID:36675232
Insights into Antiviral Properties and Molecular Mechanisms of Non-Flavonoid Polyphenols against Human Herpesviruses Hassan ST, Šudomová M, Mazurakova A, Kubatka P Int J Mol Sci 11-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9693824
doi:10.3390/ijms232213891
PMID:36430369
Antimicrobial Properties of Compounds Isolated from Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. and L.M. Perry and Medicinal Plants Used in French Polynesia Quenon C, Hennebelle T, Butaud JF, Ho R, Samaillie J, Neut C, Lehartel T, Rivière C, Siah A, Bonneau N, Sahpaz S, Anthérieu S, Lebegue N, Raharivelomanana P, Roumy V Life (Basel) 14-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9147835
doi:10.3390/life12050733
PMID:35629400
Flavonoids Target Human Herpesviruses That Infect the Nervous System: Mechanisms of Action and Therapeutic Insights Šudomová M, Berchová-Bímová K, Mazurakova A, Šamec D, Kubatka P, Hassan ST Viruses 13-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8949561
doi:10.3390/v14030592
PMID:35336999
Natural Products and Their Derivatives against Human Herpesvirus Infection Ruchawapol C, Yuan M, Wang SM, Fu WW, Xu HX Molecules 18-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8541008
doi:10.3390/molecules26206290
PMID:34684870
Status and consolidated list of threatened medicinal plants of India Gowthami R, Sharma N, Pandey R, Agrawal A Genet Resour Crop Evol 25-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8148398
doi:10.1007/s10722-021-01199-0
PMID:34054223
Neurite Outgrowth-Promoting Activity of Compounds in PC12 Cells from Sunflower Seeds Koga T, Sakamoto T, Sakuradani E, Tai A Molecules 16-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC7587564
doi:10.3390/molecules25204748
PMID:33081156

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