Pan India Bouquets

Bothriospermum tenellum (Hornem.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Family : Boraginaceae
(Forget-Me-Not Or Borage Family)
Family (Hindi name) : LASORA FAMILY (लसोड़ा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Boraginaceae
Basionym : Anchusa tenella Hornem.
Synonym(s) : Anchusa zeylanica J.Jacq.; Bothriospermum asperugoides Siebold & Zucc.; Bothriospermum perenne Miq.; Cynoglossum diffusum Roxb. ex Lehm.; Cynoglossum prostratum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Myosotis anchusiformis Griff.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bothriospermum zeylanicum (J.Jacq.) Druce
Habit : Annual herb
Habitat : Weed agricultural fields, along roads and in lawns; 1200 - 2350 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Overlooked due to small size.
Flower, Fruit : March-May
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Philippines, Primorye, Sri Lanka, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Turk
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Central Asia to Japan, Philippines and Jawa, Malaya, Mauritius, Réunion
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; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 906
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Bothriospermum tenellum. Downloaded on 8 February 2023.

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