Boraginaceae
Bothriospermum

Bothriospermum zeylanicum (J.Jacq.) Druce

First published in Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4: 610 (1916 publ. 1917)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Asia to Japan and Philippines. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Philippines, Primorye, Sri Lanka, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Hawaii, Jawa, Malaya, Mauritius, Réunion

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Autrey, J.C., Bosser, J. & Ferguson, I.K. (eds.) (2005). Flore des Mascareignes 121-126: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Dar, G.H. & Govaerts, R.H.A. (2025). Flora of Kashmir Himalaya: Sind Valley 2: 607-1262. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 4: 1-482. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Autrey, J.C., Bosser, J. & Ferguson, I.K. (eds.) (2005). Flore des Mascareignes 121-126: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Barkalov, V.Y. (ed.) (1991). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 5: 1-388. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Dar, G.H. & Govaerts, R.H.A. (2025). Flora of Kashmir Himalaya: Sind Valley 2: 607-1262. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India.
  • Riedl, H. (1967). Flora Iranica 48: 1-281. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R. & Sohmer, S.H. (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i, rev. ed., 1: 1-988. University of Hawai'i Press, Bishop Museum Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Yasuda, K. [2566] K004694077 Yes
Yasuda, K. [3313] K004694076 Yes
s.coll. [[1140]] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004693997 Yes
Furuse, M. [s.n.] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004694027 Yes
Savatier, L. [862] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004693987 Yes
Wallich, N. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent Bothriospermum tenellum K000895977 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Mr. Carles] [335] Bothriospermum tenellum K004694005 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [20250] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694011 Yes
Hancock, W. [s.n.] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694022 Yes
Griffith [s.n.] Afghanistan Bothriospermum tenellum K004693973 Yes
Faurie, U.J. (Revd Père) [1065] Bothriospermum tenellum K004693978 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [7330] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694021 Yes
Schneider, C. [1597] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694014 Yes
Furuse, M. [8185] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004694032 Yes
Ch. Hashimoto [1148] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004693981 Yes
Faurie, U.J. (Revd Père) [557] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004693982 Yes
Forrest, G. [21097] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694023 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [11344] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694018 Yes
Stayfair, G.M.H. [425] Taiwan Bothriospermum tenellum K000895983 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry (Dr.) [651] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694013 Yes
Miki, E. [922] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004694033 Yes
Henry, A. [1508] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694001 Yes
Green, P.S. [2185] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694019 Yes
Takeda, H. [s.n.] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004693993 Yes
Tsu, L.F. [963] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694017 Yes
Maingay, A.C. [838] Bothriospermum tenellum K004693984 Yes
[Major Chapman] [144] Hong Kong Bothriospermum tenellum K004694003 Yes
Hodgson, C.P. [s.n.] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004693992 Yes
Wright, C. [417] Hong Kong Bothriospermum tenellum K004694006 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [12810] Hong Kong Bothriospermum tenellum K004694038 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [1846] Hong Kong Bothriospermum tenellum K004694037 Yes
Faurie, U.J. (Revd Père) [11936] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004693977 Yes
Whiting, M.M.; Stewart, K.J. [324] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004693995 Yes
Swinkoe [s.n.] Taiwan Bothriospermum tenellum K000895982 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Dr. Shenser] [s.n.] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004693999 Yes
Savatier, L. [861] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004693983 Yes
Chung, H.H. [1507] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694015 Yes
Oldham, R. [509] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004693988 Yes
Faber, E. (Revd) [599] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694000 Yes
Furuse, M. [26961] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004694026 Yes
Furuse, M. [5489] Bothriospermum tenellum K004694036 Yes
s.coll. [144] Hong Kong Bothriospermum tenellum K000895978 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [11411] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694024 Yes
Furuse, M. [25900] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004694030 Yes
[Dr. Stears] [s.n.] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004693985 Yes
Maries [s.n.] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K000895980 Unknown Type Material Yes
Siebold, P.F.von. [s.n.] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K000895981 Unknown Type Material Yes
Furuse, M. [2529] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004694034 Yes
Wright, C. [207] Bothriospermum tenellum K004693991 Yes
Chan, K.Y. [1410] Hong Kong Bothriospermum tenellum K004694039 Yes
Togasi, M. [804] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004693996 Yes
Sampson, T. [s.n.] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694010 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Bothriospermum tenellum K004693979 Yes
[Mr. Carles] [336] Bothriospermum tenellum K004694012 Yes
Griffith [540] Afghanistan Bothriospermum tenellum K004694002 Yes
Furuse, M. [17390] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004694031 Yes
Maximowicz [s.n.] Bothriospermum tenellum K004693975 Yes
Henry, A. [154] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694007 Yes
Lim, B.K.; Chung, H.H. [1537] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694016 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4168] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694009 Yes
Henry (Dr.) [841] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694008 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004693976 Yes
Maries (Mr.) [s.n.] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004693989 Yes
Maximowicz [s.n.] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004693990 Yes
Oldham, R. [23] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004693998 Yes
Furuse, M. [25900] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004694029 Yes
Yamazaki, T. [2330] Bothriospermum tenellum K004694075 Yes
Maximowicz [s.n.] Bothriospermum tenellum K004693974 Yes
s.coll. [18] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004693986 Yes
Tate, G.R. [s.n.] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694004 Yes
Hancock, W. [488] China Bothriospermum tenellum K004694020 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004693980 Yes
Kenyon, M. (Mrs.) [8] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004694035 Yes
Whiting, M.M.; Stewart, K.J. [320] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004693994 Yes
Furuse, M. [43448] Japan Bothriospermum tenellum K004694028 Yes
Watanabe, K. [s.n.] China Bothriospermum asperugoides K004694025 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0