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This species is accepted, and its native range is Tropical & S. Africa to Tropical & Subtropical Asia.

[FZ]

Boraginaceae, E. S. Martins (Trichodesma by R. K. Brummit). Flora Zambesiaca 7:4. 1990

Habit
A biennial or sometimes perennial herb 0.3–1.2(1.8) m. high with erect annual stems, shortly hispid with antrorse hairs toward the apex, spreading below and sometimes retrorse near the base.
Leaves
Inferior leaves with petiole 2.5–8(13) cm. long, the superior ones almost sessile; lamina of the inferior leaves 8–15(20) x 2–4(6.5) cm., lanceolate to oblanceolate, that of the superior ones 2–6(8) x 0.4–1.8 cm., lanceolate to sublinear, roughish to shortly hispid above, roughish to pubescent below, acute at apex, attenuate at base and decurrent on the petiole; midrib and 2 lateral veins in all leaves usually prominent below.
Inflorescences
Cymes ebracteate above the first flower, often divaricate.
Flowers
Flowers with pedicels 1.0–2.5(3) mm. long, a little accrescent and recurved in fruit.
Calyx
Calyx 1.0–1.5 mm. long, divided to near the base; lobes ovate to oblong-ovate, roughish to shortly hispid outside, ciliate, glabrous inside, rounded at apex.
Corolla
Corolla 1.5–2.6 mm. long, white or blue or with the tube mauve and the limb white or bluish but deep blue at throat, glabrous; tube 0.7–1.4 mm. long, campanulate; lobes 0.6–1.5 x 0.6–1.5 mm., oblong-ovate to subcircular, rounded at apex; fornices much broader than long, semilunar.
Stamens
Stamens inserted at 0.6–0.9 mm. from the base of the corolla tube; anthers 0.4–0.6 mm. long, oblong; Filaments 0.2–0.3 mm. long.
Style
Style thick, up to 1.5 mm. long in fruit.
Fruits
Nutlets 1.5–2.5 x 1.2–1.8 mm. (without glochids), ovate, united to the style by a strap which detaches itself at complete maturity ± equally covered with 0.5–1.0 mm. long glochids; outer surface flat or convex, not marginate.

[FTEA]

Boraginaceae, B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1991

Habit
Annual or biennial (rarely ? perennial) herb 0.2–1.2 m. tall, branched from the base or ± unbranched below but mostly with upper inflorescence-bearing part well-branched; taproot thick, up to 20 × 2 cm.; stems drying brownish, with sparse to dense white adpressed to spreading slightly tubercle-based hairs.
Leaves
Leaves elliptic, lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, 2–13(–18) cm. long, 0.5–4(–5) cm. wide, acute at the apex, ± rounded at the base, scabrid with tubercle-based hairs from rings of cystoliths, breaking off to leave tubercles; venation ± impressed above, raised beneath; lower leaves with petioles developed, upper ± sessile.
Inflorescences
Inflorescences terminal and axillary, usually characteristically divaricately bifid, rapidly elongating, 1–20 cm. long, the individual branches mostly (2.5–)4–1 3(–22) cm. long; flowers typically small; pedicels ± 1 mm. long up to 2.5 mm. and mostly recurved in fruit.
Calyx
Sepals oblong, elliptic or ovate, 0.8–2 mm. long, 0.4–1.3 mm. wide, ± unequal and mostly 2 mm. long in fruit, with tubercle-based hairs outside.
Corolla
Corolla usually white or sometimes pale blue or with a blue centre; tube 1 mm. long; lobes rounded-ovate to oblong, 0.5–2 mm. long, 0.5–1 mm. wide; anthers 0.5 mm. long; style 0.2–0.3 mm. long.
Fruits
Fruits yellow-brown when ripe, 4–5 mm. wide, the nutlets subglobose-obovoid, 1.5–2 mm. in diameter, evenly covered all over with slender glochidia over 0.5 mm. long, separating easily at maturity; fruiting style ± 0.5(–1.3) mm. long, narrowly oblong and compressed, almost winged in dry state.
Figures
Fig. 29/2, p. 105.
Habitat
Grassland, bushland, often as a weed in plantations, cultivation edges, murram roadsides and other areas of bare soil; (?600–)1140–2040(-?2520) m.
Distribution
widespread from Arabia to S. & W. Africa and to India, Malaysia and China K3 K4 K5 K6 K7 T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 U1

[FSOM]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Habit
Herb, 0.2–1.2 m tall, from a thick taproot; stems and leaves ± hispid
Leaves
Leaves lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, 2–18 x 0.5–4 cm, attenuate at the base, acute at the apex, the lower ones petiolate
Inflorescences
Inflorescences usually with paired branches, quickly elongating, c. 2–15 cm long; pedicels 1–3 mm long, elongating and ± recurved in fruit
Calyx
Calyx-lobes oblong to ovate, 1–2 mm long, hispid outside
Corolla
Corolla white or pale blue; tube c. 1 mm long; lobes 0.5–2 mm long
Style
Style c. 0.3 mm long, elongating in fruit
Fruits
Nutlets subglobose-obovoid, 1.5–2 mm in diam., covered all over with c. 0.5 mm long glochidiate spines; fruiting style up to 1.3 mm long, angular and almost winged.
Distribution
N1, 2 widespread in tropical Africa and from the southern part of the Arabian peninsula to India, Malaysia and China.
Ecology
Altitude range 1300–2160 m.

[FWTA]

Boraginaceae, H. Heine. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2. 1963

Habit
A pilose herb 3-6 ft. high
Flowers
White or bluish flowers.

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Ascension

Cynoglossum lanceolatum Forssk. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Oct 1, 1973 Mbenkum, T. [328], Cameroon K000029810
Brenan, J.P.M. [9541], Cameroon K000029838
Brenan, J.P.M. [9541], Cameroon K000029839
Gardner, G. [620], Sri Lanka K000942357
Drege [s.n.], South Africa K000418901
Drege [s.n.], South Africa K000418902 syntype
Rehmann, A. [4123], South Africa K000418900
Wallich, N. [921], India K000942356 isotype
s.coll. [Cat. no. 921] K001110299
s.coll. [Cat. no. 921] K001110300
s.coll. [Cat. no. 921] K001110301
s.coll. [Cat. no. 921], India K001110302
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 920], Nepal Cynoglossum vesiculosum K001110297
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 920], Nepal Cynoglossum vesiculosum K001110298
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 920], Nepal Cynoglossum vesiculosum K001110308
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 918], India Cynoglossum canescens K001110286
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 918], India Cynoglossum canescens K001110287
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 918], Nepal Cynoglossum canescens K001110288
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 918], Nepal Cynoglossum canescens K001110289
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 918], Nepal Cynoglossum canescens K001110290

First published in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 41 (1775)

Accepted by

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  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Maliya, S.D. & Datt, B. (2010). A contribution to the flora of Katarniyaghat wildlife sanctuary, Baharaich district, Uttar Pradesh Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 34: 42-68.
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  • Lê, T.C. (2005). Danh l?c các loài th?c v?t Vi?t Nam 3: 1-1248. Hà N?i : Nhà xu?t b?n Nông nghi?p.
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  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kalkman, C. & al. (eds.) (1997). Flora Malesiana 13: 1-454. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1991). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Boraginaceae: 1-124.
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Literature

Flora of West Tropical Africa

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  • Chev. Bot. 452.
  • F.T.A. 4, 2: 54
  • Fl. Aegypt.-Arab., Descr. Pl. 41 (1775)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • König, J. & al. (2015). A revision of the genus Cynoglossum L. (Boraginaceae Juss.) in Nepal and notes on the widespread Asian species Phytotaxa 224: 1-28.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Kalkman, C. & al. (eds.) (1997). Flora Malesiana 13: 1-454. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon) Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

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