(Linderniaceae) Torenia asiatica L.
Local name(s): (kong sa den)
Medicinal use(s): Used as a body tonic.
Part(s) used: whole plant
Field Characters: Delicate herb on forest floor, flowers bluish pink to violate.
Locality: Xieng Khoang Province, Kham District, Kham Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, 15 km from Kham town. Ba Tha village.
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen submontane forest. Forest opening.
Altitude: 1200 m asl
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 15003
Collection Date: May 17, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313881.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of ChinaGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityUseful references:
Qinghao Meng, Borris RP, Kim H-M. Torenia sp. Extracts Contain Multiple Potent Antitumor Compounds with Nematocidal Activity, Triggering an Activated DNA Damage Checkpoint and Defective Meiotic Progression. Pharmaceuticals 2024, 17(5), 611; https://doi.org/10.3390/ph17050611
Nishihara M, Shimoda T, Nakatsuka T, et al. Frontiers of torenia research: innovative ornamental traits and study of ecological interaction networks through genetic engineering. Plant Methods 2013,9(1):23. doi: 10.1186/1746-4811-9-23.