via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > T <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/t> > *Torenia indica* Saldanha [image: Torenia indica Sald.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/6049041125/>
[image: Flowers of India]<http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Indian%20Wishbone%20Flower.html>[image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Torenia%20indica>[image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Toreniaindica&m=tags&z=m>[image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Toreniaindica&format=kml_nl> *tor-EN-ee-uh* -- named for Rev. Olof Toren, 18th century Swedish chaplain *IN-dih-kuh* or *in-DEE-kuh* -- of or from India *commonly known as*: Indian wishbone flower<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/indian-wishbone-flower> • *Marathi*: तोरणी torani<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/torani-torani> • *Telugu*: చిన్న<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/cinna-mogakura-chinna-mogakur> ¿ మొగకూర<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/cinna-mogakura-chinna-mogakur> ? chinna mogakur<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/cinna-mogakura-chinna-mogakur> *botanical names*: *Torenia indica* Sald. ... *synonyms*: no synonyms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Plant in photo: at Naneghat, 1330 ft asl, 15 AUG 11 Dear Telugu-knowing friends, please validate the name put in native script for *chinna mogakur* -- చిన్న మొగకూర Another query -- is this plant endemic to southern peninsula of India -- restricted distribution in Western Ghats of Maharashtra, Goa AND Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh ? Regards. Dinesh
