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The genus Torenia (family Scrophulariaceae) contains about 40 species, almost all of which occur in tropical and subtropical Asia and Africa (Huxley et al. 1992). Torenia fournieri Lind., an annual from tropical Indochina, is the most important species in the genus for ornamental use, especially as bedding plant during summer. For a long time, only violet color and erect type torenia were available; however, the Crown series released in 1988 from PanAmerican Seed (Illinois, USA) contained pink, white, and reddish purple flower color lines. Furthermore, the creeping-type torenia Summer Wave series released in 1995 from Suntory Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) comprised interspecific hybrids between T fournieri and T. concolor. Due to the release of these cultivars, torenia is becoming more and more popular in Japan and also in the world. It is also known as an experimental plant on morphogenetic responses, because tissue from this plant can differentiate adventitious structures readily (Bajaj 1972; Tanimoto and Harada 1990).
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Aida, R., Shibata, M. (2001). Transgenic Torenia fournieri Lind. (Torenia). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Transgenic Crops III. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 48. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10603-7_21
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