Trichodesma amplexicaule (L.) R. Br.
Trichodesma amplexicaule (L.) R. Br.
Trichodesma amplexicaule (L.) R. Br.
Trichodesma amplexicaule (L.) R. Br.
Trichodesma amplexicaule (L.) R. Br.
MH156 : Trichodesma amplexicaule (L.) R. Br.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 317 |
| Synonym | : | Trichodesma inaequale; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Clasping-Leaf Borage |
| Plant Family | : | Boraginaceae |
| Description | : | Clasping-Leaf Borage is an erect hairy herb with scattered hairs. Lower leaves are oppositely arranged, stalkless. linear-oblong. Upper ones are alternately arranged, heart-shaped, stem-clasping, broadly ovate, long pointed. Flowers appear singly, laterally on branches or opposite the leaves. Sepals are shortly and obtusely eared. Flowers are pale blue with rounded petals which are flat, with a point at the tip. Flower throat is hairy. Clasping-Leaf Borage found in Mumbai and neighbouring area. This flowers is closely similar to Indian Borage, but can be distinguished by two features - one, leaves are stem-clasping, they are only half-clasping in Indian Borage; two, the stamens do not protrude out, whereas in Indian Borage they protrude out. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Clasping-Leaf%20Borage.html |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Boraginales |
| Family | : Boraginaceae - Borage family |
| Genus | : Trichodesma |
| Species | : Trichodesma amplexicaule (L.) R. Br. |