Torenia asiatica Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 619. 1753.

"Habitat in India. Toren." RCN: 4475.

Lectotype (Saldanha in Bull. Bot. Sum India 8: 126. 1966): Torén, Herb. Linn. No. 770.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Torenia Linnaeus.

Current name: Torenia asiatica L. ( Scrophulariaceae).

Note: The story of the discovery of this plant by Olof Torén and the questions raised about its provenance have been discussed by Torén (in Svenska-Linné Sällsk . Årsskr . 36: 17-56. 1954), who also illustrates the type specimen as Bild 24, Saldanha (in Bull. Bot. Surv. India 8: 126. 1966) and Burtt (in Rheedea 1: 5-7. 1991).