Linderniaceae
Malaysian false pimpernel
Torenia crustacea
- Family
- Linderniaceae
- Genus
- Torenia
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 母草, 藍豬耳, 锯齿草
- English
- Malaysian false pimpernel
- gor
- Mata kucing
- Japanese
- ウリクサ
- Korean
- 외풀
- Malayalam
- ചെറുകാക്കപ്പൂ
Synonyms
- Antirrhinum hexandrum Forssk.
- Antirrhinum hexandrum G.Forst.
- Buchnera capillaris Desv.
- Capraria crustacea L.
- Gratiola aspera Roth
- Gratiola lucida Willd.
- Hornemannia ovata Link & Otto
- Linaria hexandra F.Dietr.
- Lindernia crustacea (L.) F.Muell.
- Lindernia crustacea var. clarkei G.S.Giri & Majumdar
- Lindernia crustacea var. verticillata (Haines) K.K.Khanna
- Lindernia gracilis (Bonati) Bonati
- Lindernia minuta (Blume) Koord.
- Lindernia obtusa (Blume) Koord.
- Lindernia racemosa Bonati
- Mimulus javanicus Blume
- Morgania aspera Spreng.
- Morgania lucida Spreng.
- Pentsteira paniculata Griff.
- Pyxidaria crustacea (L.) Kuntze
- Pyxidaria minuta (Blume) Kuntze
- Pyxidaria obtusa (Blume) Kuntze
- Tittmannia ovata Rchb.
- Tittmannia scabra Spreng.
- Torenia flaccida R.Br.
- Torenia hexandra R.Br.
- Torenia lucida Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Torenia minuta Blume
- Torenia obtusa Blume
- Torenia ovata Sweet
- Torenia rubella Buch.-Ham.
- Torenia scabra R.Br.
- Torenia varians Roxb.
- Ucnopsolen cordatum Raf.
- Vandellia alba Benth.
- Vandellia bodinieri H.Lév.
- Vandellia brownii Benth.
- Vandellia crustacea (L.) Benth.
- Vandellia crustacea var. verticillata Haines
- Vandellia gracilis Bonati
and 5 more.
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: edurafi2, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Malaysian false pimpernel: Closed wing position of Lacturnea lacturnus (Godart, [1824]) - Orange-crowned Cupid nectaring from Torenia crustacea (L.) Cham. & Schltdl. - Brittle False Pimpe](/plants/torenia-crustacea/photos/f276598ed63e18b7-l.webp)
Photo: Rijuroy89, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayuwadala, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayuwadala, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayuwadala, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.