Pan India Bouquets

Arnebia hispidissima (Sieber ex Lehm.) A.DC.

Family : Boraginaceae
(Forget-Me-Not Or Borage Family)
Family (Hindi name) : LASORA FAMILY (लसोड़ा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Boraginaceae
Synonym(s) : Anchusa asperrima Delile; Anchusa hispidissima Sieber ex A.DC.; Arnebia asperrima (Delile) Hutch. & Dalziel; Arnebia lutea (A.Rich.) Armari; Arnebiola migiurtina Chiov.; Dioclea hispidissima (Sieber ex Lehm.) Spreng.; Echiochilon hispidissimum (Sieber ex Lehm.) Tausch; Echioides asperrimum (Delile) Rothm.; Lithospermum hispidissimum Sieber ex Lehm.; Lithospermum vestitum Wall. ex Benth.; Lithospermum villosum Wall. ex G.Don; Strobila hispidissima (Sieber ex Lehm.) G.Don; Toxostigma luteum A.Rich.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Arnebia hispidissima (Sieber ex Lehm.) A.DC.
Common name : Arabian Primrose
Vernacular name : Ram bui (Rajasthani)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Dry, stony or sandy soils, often in desert plains and disturbed localities along fields
Comments / notes : Variable in habit. Plants from coastal areas tend to be prostrate as compared to plains from the inland plains. In Indian traditional medicine root extracts are used to treat ulcers, boils, cuts, throat complaints, heart problems, headache and fever
Flower, Fruit : December-April
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tibet, West Himalaya, Yemen
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North Nigeria to Tibet
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 179
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Arnebia hispidissima. Downloaded on 1 December 2023.

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