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Trichodesma indicum (L.) R. Br.

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Trichodesma indicum (L.) R. Br.
Trichodesma indicum (L.) R. Br.
Trichodesma indicum (L.) R. Br.
Trichodesma indicum (L.) R. Br.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymBoraginella indica (L.) Kuntze
synonymBorago indica L.
synonymBorago spinulosa Roxb.
synonymBorraginoides sagittata Moench
synonymPollichia indica (L.) Medic.
synonymTrichodesma amplexicaule Roth
synonymTrichodesma hirsutum Edgew.
synonymTrichodesma perfoliatum Wall.
synonymTrichodesma spinulosum Voigt
synonymTrichodesma subsessile Wall.
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Indian Borage
Hin
  • Chota kulpha
Hindi
  • Chota Kulpha
Irula
  • Erumainaalaangi
Kannada
  • Kattethumbai soppu
Malayalam
  • Kazhuthakkali
  • Kizhakkamthunba
  • Pallichedi
Other
  • Adhapuspi (Sanskrit)
  • Chhota Kalpa (Hindi)
  • Chota Kalpa (Marathi)
  • Guvvagutti (Telugu)
  • Indian Borage
  • Kallutaitumapi (Tamil)
  • Katte Tume Soppu (Kannada)
  • Kizhakkamthunba
  • Sunku Thumbae
  • Undhanphuli (Gujarati)
Tamil
  • Kaasi Thumbae
  • Kaasithumbai
  • Kali Thumbae
  • Kalithumbai
  • Pallichedi
  • Palli Chedi
📚 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
    Scabrous herbs. Leaves opposite and alternate, 4-5 x 0.5-1 cm, linear-oblong, apex obtuse, base auricled, scabrous. Flowers solitary, axillary or in lax racemes; pedicels 1 cm, hairy; calyx lobes 8 mm long, acuminate, sagitate, hairy, one nerved; corolla salver shaped, 9 mm long, lobes acuminate; anthers united, pubescent at base and outside, connective 5 mm; ovary 4 lobed, style 5 mm.
    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 
      Habit: Shrub
      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 
        Habit: A small, spreading, rugose herb, upto 75cm.
        Keystone Foundation
        Attributions Keystone Foundation
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          No Data
          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: February-August
          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 
            Morphology
            Flower

            In axillary, solitary; blue. Flowering from September-November and January-March.

            Fruit

            In almost free, 4 nutlets, smooth on the outer and rugosely pitted on the inner face. Fruiting throughout the year.

            Field tips

            Leaves, sessile, hirsute-pubescent below, base auriculate. Apex of the corolla long tailed, curved.

            Leaf Arrangement

            Opposite-decussate /alternate

            Leaf Type

            Simple

            Leaf Shape

            Oblong-lanceolate

            Leaf Apex

            Acute

            Leaf Base

            Acute-auriculate

            Leaf Margin

            Entire

            Keystone Foundation
            Attributions Keystone Foundation
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Miscellaneous Details
              Notes: Plains , Moist Localities
              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 
                Plant attracts milkweed butterflies.
                Keystone Foundation
                Attributions Keystone Foundation
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  No Data
                  📚 Habitat and Distribution
                  General Habitat
                  Dry deciduous 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 
                    Weed of arable lands, fallow fields, ready colonizer. Plains from the coast to 1000m. Afghanistan, sub tropical Himalaya, India, Burma, Philippines, Mauritius.
                    Keystone Foundation
                    Attributions Keystone Foundation
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      Description
                      Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Coorg, Hassan, Mysore Kerala: Idukki, Palakkad Tamil Nadu: All districts
                      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 
                        Global Distribution

                        Afghanistan, Subtropical Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Philippines and Mauritius

                        Indian distribution

                        State - Kerala, District/s: Idukki, Palakkad

                        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 
                          Found on agricultural fields and fallow fields from plains to 800m. Common. India, Myanmar, Afghanistan and Malesia.
                          Keystone Foundation
                          Attributions Keystone Foundation
                          Contributors 
                          Status UNDER_CREATION
                          Licenses CC_BY
                          References 
                            No Data
                            📚 Occurrence
                            No Data
                            📚 Uses and Management
                            Uses

                            System of Medicines Used In

                            Ayurveda
                            Ayurveda
                            Folk medicine
                            Folk medicine
                            Siddha
                            Siddha
                            System Of Medicines Used In

                            Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Siddha

                            FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2116
                            Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2116
                            Contributors 
                            Status UNDER_CREATION
                            Licenses CC_BY
                            References 
                              Medicinal
                              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 
                                It attracts milkweed butterfly.
                                Keystone Foundation
                                Attributions Keystone Foundation
                                Contributors 
                                Status UNDER_CREATION
                                Licenses CC_BY
                                References 
                                  No Data
                                  📚 Information Listing
                                  References
                                  1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2116
                                  1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                                  1. Borago indica L., Sp. Pl. 137. 1753.
                                  2. Trichodesma indicum (L.) Lehm., Pl. Fam. Asperif. 193. 1818; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 153. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 899(631). 1923; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 304. 1990; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 207. 1999.
                                  Information Listing > References
                                  1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2116
                                  2. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                                  3. Borago indica L., Sp. Pl. 137. 1753.
                                  4. Trichodesma indicum (L.) Lehm., Pl. Fam. Asperif. 193. 1818; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 153. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 899(631). 1923; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 304. 1990; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 207. 1999.

                                  Angiosperm diversity in Doaba region of Punjab, India

                                  Journal of Threatened Taxa

                                  Study of vegetation of some plateaus nearby Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

                                  Rujuta Vinod
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                                  📚 Meta data
                                  No Data
                                  🐾 Taxonomy
                                  RootRoot
                                  KingdomPlantae
                                  PhylumTracheophyta
                                  ClassMagnoliopsida
                                  OrderBoraginales
                                  FamilyBoraginaceae
                                  GenusTrichodesma
                                  SpeciesTrichodesma indicum (L.) R. Br.
                                  📊 Temporal Distribution
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