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505.0000 Family Linderniaceae Borsch, K.Müll. & Eb.Fisch.; Pl. Biol. (Stuttgart) 7: 76 (2005)
ca. 20 genera, ca. 300 spp. Systematics following Fischer et al. (2013)
Species listed in database: 333
= Lindernieae Rchb.; Fl. Germ. Excurs. 1(3): 385 (1831)
= Linderniinae Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 10: 343, 407 (1846)
= Ilysantheae Conzatti; Fl. Sinop. Mex., ed. 2: 170 (1910)
= Vandelliinae Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2: 920 (1876)
505.0021 Genus Torenia L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 619 (1753)
Distribution: Tropical Old World (many in Indochina), naturalized in America
Species listed in database: 69
= Caela Adans.; Fam. Pl. [Adanson] 2: 209 (1763)
= Hornemannia Link & Otto; Icon. Pl. Select. 9 (1820), nom. illeg.
= Nortenia Thouars; Gen. Nov. Madagasc. 9 (1806)
= Pentsteira Griff.; Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 11 (1854)
= Ucnopsolen Raf.; Autik. Bot. 155 (1840), nomen

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