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torenia|tɒˈriːnɪə|
[mod.L. (Linnæus Nova Plantarum Genera (1751) 45), f. the name of the Rev. Olof Torén (1718–53), chaplain to the Swedish East India Company + -ia1.]
An annual herb of the genus of this name, belonging to the family Scrophulariaceæ, native to sub-tropical or tropical Africa and Asia, and bearing racemes of yellow, blue, or purple flowers.
1840Curtis's Bot. Mag. LXVI. 3715 (heading) Heart-leaved Torenia. 1902L. H. Bailey Cycl. Amer. Hort. IV. 1822/1 Torenias are of easy cultivation. 1978Detroit Free Press 16 Apr. (Gardening Guide) 12/1 Torenia or wishbone flower and browallia perform well in considerable shade. |