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Lindernia crustacea (L.) F.Muell.
Torenia crustacea (L.) Cham. & Schiltdl.
These plants are from Cape York Peninsula.

APC (2016): Lindernia crustacea is a nomenclatural synonym of Torenia crustacea. Both are recognised on APC. Queensland recognises Lindernia crustacea.
These plants are from Queensland so the Queensland naming convention is primarily presented here. One of the plants collected by Banks and Solander in 1770.

bbbbbbb	Lindernia crustacea / Torenia crustacea	Lindernia crustacea / Torenia crustacea
	Description:Flower	Description:Flower
	Location:Bloomfield Track, Daintree, North Queensland	Location:Bloomfield Track, Daintree, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates: 15˚58.286S 145˚24.442E	GPS coordinates: 15˚58.286S 145˚24.442E
	Date of photo:7 April 2013	Date of photo:7 April 2013
	Field No.:2033	Field No.:2033
	Lindernia crustacea / Torenia crustacea	Lindernia crustacea / Torenia crustacea
	Description:Flower and  leaves	Description:Plant showing leaves
	Location:Bloomfield Track, Daintree, North Queensland	Location:Bloomfield Track, Daintree, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates: 15˚58.286S 145˚24.442E	GPS coordinates: 15˚58.286S 145˚24.442E
	Date of photo:7 April 2013	Date of photo:7 April 2013
	Field No.:2033	Field No.:2033
	Lindernia crustacea / Torenia crustacea	Lindernia crustacea / Torenia crustacea
	Description:Flower	Description:Plant
	Location:Herbert River Gorge, North Queensland	Location:Herbert River Gorge, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:18˚12.3792S, 145°32.3178E	GPS coordinates:18˚12.3792S, 145°32.3178E
	Date of photo:6 May 2018	Date of photo:6 May 2018
	Field No.:6558	Field No.:6558
	Lindernia crustacea / Torenia crustacea	Lindernia crustacea / Torenia crustacea
	Description:Leaves - underside	Description:Plant in swampy habitat
	Location:Herbert River Gorge, North Queensland	Location:Herbert River Gorge, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:18˚12.3792S, 145°32.3178E	GPS coordinates:18˚12.3792S, 145°32.3178E
	Date of photo:6 May 2018	Date of photo:6 May 2018
	Field No.:6558	Field No.:6558

References (accessed 13 July 2018):

Plants identified by Bruce Wannan of the Australian Tropical Herbarium

Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2:176

Fischer E, Schäferhoff B & Müller K, (2013), The phylogeny of Linderniaceae — The new genus Linderniella, and new combinations within Bonnaya, Craterostigma, Lindernia, Micranthemum, Torenia and Vandellia, Willdenowia, 43(2):209-238

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Lindernia crustacea

Torenia  crustacea