Pan India Bouquets

Cynoglossum microglochin Benth.

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 petiolata Hook.
Synonym(s) : Cynoglossum grandiflorum Royle ex Benth.; Cynoglossum microglochin var. nervosum (Benth. ex C.B.Clarke) Y.J.Nasir; Cynoglossum nervosum Benth. ex C.B.Clarke; Cynoglossum nervosum var. petiolatum (Hook.) Kazmi; Cynoglossum petiolatum (Hook.) A.DC.; Cynoglossum petiolatum var. nervosum (Benth. ex C.B.Clarke) Bennet; Cynoglossum rupestre Brand; Omphalodes nervosa Edgew. ex C.B.Clarke
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cynoglossum microglochin Benth.
Common name : Purple Forget-Me-Not, Purple Hound's-Tongue
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Mountain slopes, meadows and disturbed places
Key identification features : Undersurface of leaves dense and softly hairy, with prominent nerves; uppersurface with hairs arising from prominent tubercles. Cauline leaves ± ovate, acute
Flower, Fruit : May-June
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : East Afghanistan to Himalaya
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=Cynoglossum microglochin. Downloaded on 6 June 2023.

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