Cynoglossum zeylanicum (Vahl ex. Hornem.) Thunb. ex Lehm.
Cynoglossum zeylanicum (Vahl ex. Hornem.) Thunb. ex Lehm.
Cynoglossum zeylanicum (Vahl ex. Hornem.) Thunb. ex Lehm.
MH425 : Cynoglossum zeylanicum (Lehm.) Brand
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
| Synonym | : | Anchusa zeylanica Vahl ex Hornem. [Invalid]; Cynoglossum furcatum Wall. ex Roxb.; Cynoglossum furcatum f. albiflorum (H.Hara) Yonek.; Cynoglossum furcatum var. villosulum (Nakai) Riedl; Cynoglossum heynei G.Don; Cynoglossum ovatum Moon; Cynoglossum villosulum Nakai; Cynoglossum zeylanicum Thunb. ex Lehm. [Invalid]; Cynoglossum zeylanicum f. albiflorum H.Hara; Echinospermum zeylanicum Lehm.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Ceylon Forget-Me-Not, Ceylon hound's tongue • Hindi: andhahuli • Kannada: amrada soppu • Malayalam: kayooram, mudichilooram • Marathi: lichardi • Nepali: bhede kuro, kanike kuro • Tamil: picin ottarai • Tangkhul: amrada thappu • Telugu: kada anthrinta |
| Plant Family | : | Boraginaceae |
| Description | : | Herbs, 70-80 cm tall. Flowers in racemes, pale blue with a dark blue centre. Nutlets 4, ovoid. Erect herbs, to 1 m tall, whole plant softly adpressed pubescent. Leaves alternate, 10-25 x 3-7 cm, oblong-lanceolate, acute at apex, cuneate at base; nerves to 5 pairs, prominent, arching, upper leaves smaller; petiole to 1 cm long, flat. Racemes 10-35 cm long, straight or arching. Flowers sessile, many; sepals 5, 2 mm long, spreading; corolla 3-5 mm across, blue, campanulate; stamens 5, inserted at the throat of the corolla tube; ovary 4-celled, style gynobasic. Fruit of 4 nutlets, 3-5 mm across, glochidiate. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Chikhaldara |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229411
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=200018969
- https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Ceylon%20Forget_Me_Not.html |
| Reference | : | ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Lamiales |
| Family | : Boraginaceae - Borage family |
| Genus | : Cynoglossum L. - hound's tongue |
| Species | : Cynoglossum zeylanicum (Vahl ex. Hornem.) Thunb. ex Lehm. |