{"id":1339595,"date":"2012-06-27T12:33:11","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T12:33:11","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T12:27:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T06:57:37","slug":"trichodesma-zeylanicum","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/trichodesma-zeylanicum\/","title":{"rendered":"Trichodesma zeylanicum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Trichodesma<\/i> zeylanicum<\/i> (Burm.f.) R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. 496 1810<\/i>. (Syn: Borago<\/i> zeylanica<\/i> Burm.f.<\/span><\/a>; Borraginoides<\/i> zeylanica<\/i> (Burm.f.) Hiern<\/span><\/a>; Leiocarya<\/i> kotschyana<\/i> Hochst.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(unresolved); Pollichia<\/i> zeylanica<\/i> (Burm.f.) F.Muell.<\/span><\/a>);<\/div>\n
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On careful searching I found important characters to differentiate Trichodesmas<\/i>.
\n<\/span>1. Stamens included Corolla tube longer than lobes, lobes shortly acuminate, not recurved…. …. T.inaequale<\/b>.
\n<\/span><\/span>1. Stamens exserted; corolla tube as long as, or shorter than lobes, lobes acuminate, recurved … 2<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Glandular spots on corolla lobes; calyx hastate or cordate …. T.indicum<\/b>
\n<\/span><\/span>2. Glandular spots absent on corolla lobes; calyx rounded …. <\/span>T<\/span>. zeylanicum<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Boraginaceae Week :: Trichodesma zeylanicum, Pune:<\/a>
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\nI was just checking for all the posts with subject line Trichodesma indicum.<\/i>
\nAs … said T.indicum<\/i> and T.zeylanicum<\/i> are very close and difficult to differentiate from each other.
\nOn careful searching I found important characters to differentiate Trichodesmas<\/i>.
\n<\/span>1. Stamens included Corolla tube longer than lobes,\u00a0lobes shortly acuminate, not recurved…. …. T.inaequale<\/i>.
\n<\/span><\/span>1. Stamens exserted; corolla tube as long as, or shorter than lobes, lobes acuminate, recurved\u00a0…\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/span><\/div>\n
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2. Glandular spots on corolla lobes; calyx hastate or cordate …. T.indicum
\n<\/span><\/i> <\/span>2. Glandular spots absent on corolla lobes; calyx rounded …. <\/span>T<\/span>. zeylanicum<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span>Considering the above characters esp the calyx is clearly not hastate here. As against to this the plants posted as T.indicum<\/i> by … , … and … clearly have hastate calyx more clearly seen in sideview..
\nThe pattern of dark tinge on the petals here is also different. I think my posted plant is T.zeylanicum<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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… to me your plant looks different from T. indicum<\/i> that I am familiar … at least the calices, in closed and open condition certainly look different, the lobes of corolla too clearly hint of spiral ending at their tips.
\nThus T. zeylanicum<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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I think this is Trichodesma zeylanicum<\/i>.
\nCalyx lobes are not amplexicaul to call it Trichodesma indicum<\/i>.<\/div>\n
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Fwd: [efloraofindia:178237] Plant for ID 281213 KS1<\/a> :\u00a0\u00a0Attachments (1)- 1MB.\u00a0\u00a02 posts by 1 author.
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I guess it as species of Desmodium<\/i> though floral characters not seen<\/p>\n

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Trichodesma zeylanicum<\/span> (Burm.f.) R.Br (Boraginaceae<\/i>) frequent around Bangalore, tall herb grows up to 4-5 feet<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm.f.) R.Br<\/a> :\u00a0\u00a0Attachments (2). 3 posts by 3 authors.
\n<\/span>Trichodesma zeylanicum<\/span>\u00a0(Burm.f.) R.Br, Fam: Boraginaceae<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
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This is more like any <\/span>Swertia <\/i>to me..<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Supporting …, <\/b>T. zeylanicum<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

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Herb for ID, Telangana, NAW-JAN15-08<\/a> : 8 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Kindly identify this weedy herb<\/span> with white flowers<\/span> photographed at a orchard<\/span> near Vikarabad about 50 Kms west of Hyderabad, in February 2015.
\n<\/span>Herb about 60-80 cms in height,<\/span> white flower about 1 cm wide.<\/span><\/div>\n
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It is Trichodesma zeylanicum<\/i> of Boraginaceae<\/i><\/p>\n

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It is Trichodesma indicum<\/i> of family Boraginaceae<\/i><\/p>\n

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It is Tricodesma indicum<\/i> belongs to Boraginaceae<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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It is Trichodesma zeylanicum<\/i>, family Boraginaceae<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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It is T.zeylanicum<\/i> , because the plant is about 1 m tall, flowers blue with\u00a0<\/span>pink base on inner side, in lax cymes, leaf base acute<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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It may be Trichodesma zeylanicum<\/i> (Boraginaceae). In exceptional cases it grow up to 2 m.
\nIn the genus Trichodesma<\/i>, species are identified on the basis of nutlets, calyx and stamens.
\nIf <\/span>calyx is rounded then- it is zeylanicum<\/i><\/span>; <\/span>cordate or hastate-then <\/span>indicum.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Trichodesma indicum from Pune:<\/a> 10 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (4)<\/span><\/div>\n
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\n<\/i>I was lucky to observe this today near Katraj Pune.
\nTrichodesma inequale<\/i> is very common around Pune but I was waiting to find this for last 4-5 years.
\nAs against T.inequale<\/i> this appeared more firmer and erect plant; taller too; quite bristly.
\nFlower with more bluish tinge with characteristic petal tips… Is it what is called as cuspidate?
\nThe central pointed structure is also unique and differes from the earlier mentioned species.
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On rethinking can it be Trichodesma zeylanica<\/i>?<\/p>\n

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… this is not Trichodesma inaequale<\/i> … the central structure in the flower is minimal.<\/p>\n

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Yes …. Your picture T I.jpg shows Trichodesma inequale<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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Trichodesma zeylanicum<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0as per your posting in another thread.<\/p>\n

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Trichodesma indicum: I’d confirm<\/a> : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)<\/span> – 2 Mb and 3 Mb.
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I think more closer to images at Trichodesma zeylanicum<\/i> (Burm.f.) R.Br.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0rather than those at Trichodesma indicum<\/i> (L.) Sm.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 and as per keys and comparative images at Trichodesma<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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No, … It is Trichodesma zeylanicum<\/i> (Burm.f.) R.Br.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0as per keys and comparative images at Trichodesma<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Trichodesma Species for ID : Nasik : 28APR21 : AK-22<\/a>: 3 images.
\nSeen growing wild<\/span> in the\u00a0month of Dec, 20.<\/span><\/div>\n
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12-09-2022 DNS #1<\/a>: 2 images.
\nI found these growing in a vacant plot in the city-<\/span> Ahmedabad, Gujarat.<\/span> It is a kind of Trichodesma<\/em> ? Here is a view of the area showing the spread of this plant and a close-up. The stems and branch has prickly hair. The leaves are rather large<\/span> and the height of the bush must be around 1.5-2ft.<\/span>
\nPlease help ID.<\/p>\n

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A suggestion: Check for T.zeylanicum. <\/i>But need better photographs of the flowers\/ plant for confirmation.<\/p>\n

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Attached are some close-ups of the flowers – T. zelaynicum<\/em> \ud83d\ude42
\nJust one additional query : are they reported as native to the arid belt of the Aravalli?
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BSI Flora of India Checklist<\/a>\u00a0gives its range as\u00a0Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Daman & Diu, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarkhand, West Bengal<\/p>\n

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Boraginaceae: Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm.fil.) R.Br.<\/a>: 1 high res. image.
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