单词 | torenia |
释义 | torenian. An annual herb of the genus of this name, belonging to the family Scrophulariaceæ, native to subtropical or tropical Africa and Asia, and bearing racemes of yellow, blue, or purple flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > tropical flowers Madagascar periwinkle1807 torenia1840 old maid1866 periwinkle1968 1840 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 66 3715 (heading) Heart-leaved Torenia. 1902 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: R–Z 1822/1 Torenias are of easy cultivation. 1978 Detroit Free Press 16 Apr. (Gardening Guide) 12/1 Torenia or wishbone flower and browallia perform well in considerable shade. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1840 |
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