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Cynoglossum zeylanicum (Vahl) Thunb. ex Lehm.

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Cynoglossum zeylanicum (Vahl) Thunb. ex Lehm.
Cynoglossum zeylanicum (Vahl) Thunb. ex Lehm.
Cynoglossum zeylanicum (Vahl) Thunb. ex Lehm.
Cynoglossum zeylanicum (Vahl) Thunb. ex Lehm.
Cynoglossum zeylanicum (Vahl) Thunb. ex Lehm.
Cynoglossum zeylanicum (Vahl) Thunb. ex Lehm.
Cynoglossum zeylanicum (Vahl) Thunb. ex Lehm.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAnchusa zeylanica Vahl ex Hornem.
synonymCynoglossum coeruleum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
synonymCynoglossum furcatum Wall. ex Roxb.
synonymEchinospermum zeylanicum (Vahl) Lehm.
synonymRochelia zeylanica (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Ceylon Forget Me Not
Hindi
  • Andhahuli
Malayalam
  • Kayooram
  • Mudichilooram
Marathi
  • लिचर्डी Lichardi
Other
  • Ceylon Forget-me-not
  • Ceylon Forget Me Not
  • Ceylon Hound's Tongue
  • Pisin ottarai
  • कनिके कुरो Kanike Kuro
Tamil
  • Picinottarai
Telugu
  • Kada Anthrinta
Tibetan
  • Tapa
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Habit: Herb
    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      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.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: August-October
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Moist Deciduous to Evergreen Forests
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Roadsides, hilly areas
            Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Degraded forests
              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Description
                Global Distribution

                India: Assam, Odisha, Tamil Nadu

                Local Distribution

                Assam

                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Global Distribution

                  Indo-Malesia and China

                  Indian distribution

                  State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Kozhikkode, Idukki, Kollam, Malappuram, Kannur, Thrissur, Wayanad

                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Maharashtra: Ahmednagar, Nasik, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Sindhudurg Karnataka: Belgaum, Chikmagalur, Coorg, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara, Shimoga Kerala: Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Malapuram, Palakkad, Thrissur Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kanniyakumari, Namakkal, Nilgiri, Salem, Theni, Tirunelveli, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Viluppuram, Virudhunagar
                    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      No Data
                      📚 Occurrence
                      No Data
                      📚 Uses and Management
                      No Data
                      📚 Information Listing
                      References
                      1. Cynoglossum denticulatum A.DC. var. zeylanicum (Vahl ex Hornem.) Clarke in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 157. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 900(632). 1923.
                      2. Cynoglossum zeylanicum (Vahl ex Hornem.) Thunb. ex Lehm., Neue Schriften Naturf. Gen. Halle 3:20. 1817; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 266. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 185. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 295. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 460. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 303. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 303. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 44. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 439. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 261. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 205. 1999; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 103. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 202. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 550. 2009.
                      3. Anchusa zeylanica Vahl ex Hornem., Hort. Hafn. 3. 1807.
                      4. Cynoglossum furcatum Wall. in Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 6. 1824; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 155. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 900(632). 1923.
                      1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                      Information Listing > References
                      1. Cynoglossum denticulatum A.DC. var. zeylanicum (Vahl ex Hornem.) Clarke in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 157. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 900(632). 1923.
                      2. Cynoglossum zeylanicum (Vahl ex Hornem.) Thunb. ex Lehm., Neue Schriften Naturf. Gen. Halle 3:20. 1817; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 266. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 185. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 295. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 460. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 303. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 303. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 44. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 439. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 261. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 205. 1999; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 103. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 202. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 550. 2009.
                      3. Anchusa zeylanica Vahl ex Hornem., Hort. Hafn. 3. 1807.
                      4. Cynoglossum furcatum Wall. in Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 6. 1824; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 155. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 900(632). 1923.
                      5. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987

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                      📚 Meta data
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                      🐾 Taxonomy
                      RootRoot
                      KingdomPlantae
                      PhylumTracheophyta
                      ClassMagnoliopsida
                      OrderBoraginales
                      FamilyBoraginaceae
                      GenusCynoglossum
                      SpeciesCynoglossum zeylanicum (Vahl) Thunb. ex Lehm.
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