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Trichodesma<\/i> indicum<\/i> (L.) Sm., A. Rees, Cycl. 36: Trichodesma<\/i> no. 1. 1817 (R. Br., Prodr. 149. 1810, nom. inval.; Lehm., Pl. Asperif. nucif. 193. 1818) (syn. (\u2261) Borago indica<\/span><\/i><\/a> L. (basionym));<\/div>\n
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trik-oh-DES-ma<\/b> — from the Greek thrix<\/i> (hair), and desme<\/i> (cable or band)<\/span> … <\/span>Dave’s Botanary<\/span><\/a>
\nIN-dih-kum<\/b> or in-DEE-kum<\/b> — of or from India<\/span> … Dave’s Botanary<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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\ncommonly known as<\/b>: Indian borage \u2022 <\/span>Gujarati<\/b>: undhanphuli \u2022 <\/span>Hindi<\/b>: \u091b\u094b\u0920\u093e \u0915\u0932\u094d\u092a chhota kalpa \u2022 <\/span>Kannada<\/b>: \u00bf \u0c95\u0c9f\u0ccd\u0c9f\u0cc6\u0ca4\u0cc1\u0cae\u0ccd\u0cac\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0cca\u0caa\u0ccd\u0caa\u0cc1 ? katthetumbesoppu \u2022 <\/span>Malayalam<\/b>: \u0d15\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d41\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d02\u200d\u0d24\u0d41\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2a kilukkamthumpa \u2022 <\/span>Marathi<\/b>: \u091b\u094b\u091f\u093e \u0915\u0932\u094d\u092a chota kalpa \u2022 <\/span>Nepalese<\/b>: \u0915\u0928\u093f\u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u0930\u094b\u0902 kanike kuro, \u0913\u0928\u092e\u094b\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091d\u092f\u093e\u0919 oonmodia-jhyang, \u0909\u0928\u094d\u092e\u0941\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0940 unmunti \u2022 <\/span>Sanskrit<\/b>: \u0905\u0927\u0903\u092a\u0941\u0937\u094d\u092a\u093f adhahpuspi \u2022 <\/span>Tamil<\/b>: \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bca\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf ato-muki, \u0b95\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8 kalutai-t-tumpai, \u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8 kaviltumpai \u2022 <\/span>Telugu<\/b>: \u0c17\u0c41\u0c35\u0c4d\u0c35\u0c17\u0c41\u0c24\u0c4d\u0c24\u0c3f guvvagutti
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A small, annual herb with rough hairs. Stems densely hispid. Leaves opposite, subsessile, lanceolate or oblong, 2.5-6 cm long, entire, apex acute or subacute, base amplexicaul. Flowers solitary, axillary, pinkish-blue. Sepals lanceolate, finally pointed. Corolla-tube nearly as long as the calyx, lobes ovate, abruptly tapering into the narrow point. Anthers lanceolate, cohering in a woolly, projecting cone. Ovary 4-celled, style terminal, simple, ovule 1 in each cell. Nutlets 0.5 cm, ovoid, smooth, glabrous on the back, rugose on inner face. Fruits enclosed in the terminal calyx, nutlets 4, smooth, oblong-ovoid, 1-seeded.
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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…. ….<\/span> T.inaequale.
\n<\/b><\/span>1. Stamens exserted; corolla tube as long as, or shorter than lobes, lobes acuminate, recurved … 2
\n<\/span>2. Glandular spots on corolla lobes; calyx hastate or cordate …. <\/span>T.indicum<\/b>
\n<\/span>2. Glandular spots absent on corolla lobes; calyx rounded …. T. zeylanicum
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Hastate calyx – agrees with T. indicum<\/b>
\n<\/span>T. zeylanicum<\/b><\/span> illustrated in Shrikant ji’s Further Flowers of Sahyadri has calyx rounded at base, and the corolla lobes spirally twisted at apex.<\/span>
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Trichodesma indicum – Mumbai :: 19092013 :: September 2013<\/a> : Attachments (6). 3 posts by 2 authors.
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Trichodesma indicum(Linn.) R. Br<\/a> :\u00a0\u00a0Attachments (1). 2 posts by 1 author.
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ANAUG11 Confirmation- Trichodesma indicum?<\/a> : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2).<\/div>\n
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QUERY AND ID REQUEST OF DROOPING BLOOMS OF SHIWALIK HILLS MOORS<\/a> : 12 posts by 5 authors. 1 image.
\nCould the members of the esteemed group provide an identity for these flowers?
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Seems to be from Trichodesma<\/i> Species, common name Borage.<\/p>\n

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Thanks. Why are the flowers drooping? Does it serve any botanical function?<\/p>\n

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Trichodesma indicum<\/i> (Chhota Kalpa<\/b>)<\/p>\n

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Interesting question. many flowers on this earth droop (at least 10% may be -15 %)
\nits an important evolutionary tale. of biological significance. sometimes simple, but often a complicated story,
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also this plant of the borangiaceae family is a very important medicinal plant
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This is due to one kind of nastic movement operating in the plant system, which is variable in different species, due to variation in turgor pressure of the cells. You may please go through the link and connected\u00a0 websites on nastic movements.
\nhttp:\/\/plantsinaction.science.uq.edu.au\/edition1\/?q=content\/8-2-5-nastic-movements<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Trichodesma (\u200eBoraginaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia<\/a> : ……………….<\/p>\n

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Seen Trichodesma inaequale<\/i> and \u00a0T. zeylanicum<\/i> for the first time.
\nAttaching one more photograph of a flower showing glandular spots on corolla lobes very clearly.\u00a0Attachments (1)<\/span><\/p>\n

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GRAM 2017 Malvaceae<\/a> : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (13)<\/span><\/div>\n
Requesting ID
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This is a species of <\/span>Trichodesma<\/i> possibly the <\/span>Indian Borage<\/b> [<\/span>T. indicum<\/i>].<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I agree with … As per comparative images & keys at <\/span>Trichodesma<\/i><\/span><\/a>, it should be <\/span>Trichodesma indicum<\/i><\/span> (L.) Sm.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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27082017BHAR1<\/a> : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1)<\/span> – 2 MB.
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Thanks, …\u00a0 I think <\/span>Boraginaceae<\/i> member. Pl. also check comparative images at family page.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Trichodesma<\/i> sp.? of Boraginaceae<\/i><\/p>\n

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Yes,\u00a0\u00a0… Pl. check comparative images at genus page in efi site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Trichodesma<\/i> sp. Calyx view is required for species confirmation.<\/p>\n

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I feel it matches with: Trichodesma indicum<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I agree with you as per comparative images at\u00a0\/species\/a—l\/b\/boraginaceae\/trichodesma<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Indian Borage – indiantreepix | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nTrichodesma indicum (syn. Borago indica) – indiantreepix | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nTrichodesma Indicum – indiantreepix | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nTrichodesma indicum (Chhota Kalpa) – indiantreepix | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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311011PD02 Flora of Orissa:<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0sharing another very important medicinal herb from Ranpur, Orissa<\/div>\n
Name of the species: Trichodesma indicum<\/i> <\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
Place of collection: Ranpur, Nayagarh, Orissa<\/span><\/div>\n
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Habit: Herb<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Habitat<\/span>: Grassland, scrub forests, Hedges
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Description<\/span>: A<\/span><\/span><\/span>nnual herb with spreading and densely hairy branches, <\/span><\/span>inflorescence terminal, bracts leafy, flowers white, calyx 5-partite, hairy, corolla exceeding calyx length.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Boraginaceae Week :: Trichodesma indicum at Vasai and Mahuli:<\/span><\/a> Trichodesma indicum<\/i> (L.) Lehm.<\/div>\n
trik-oh-DES-ma<\/b> — from the Greek thrix<\/i> (hair), and desme<\/i> (cable or band)<\/span> … <\/span>Dave’s Botanary<\/span><\/a>
\nIN-dih-kum<\/b> or in-DEE-kum<\/b> — of or from India<\/span> … Dave’s Botanary<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Aug 15, 2007 … at Bassein fort, Maharashtra<\/span>
\ncommonly known as<\/b>: Indian borage \u2022 Gujarati<\/b>: undhanphuli \u2022 Hindi<\/b>: \u091b\u094b\u0920\u093e \u0915\u0932\u094d\u092a chhota kalpa \u2022 Kannada<\/b>: \u00bf \u0c95\u0c9f\u0ccd\u0c9f\u0cc6\u0ca4\u0cc1\u0cae\u0ccd\u0cac\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0cca\u0caa\u0ccd\u0caa\u0cc1 ? katthetumbesoppu \u2022 Malayalam<\/b>: \u0d15\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d41\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d02\u200d\u0d24\u0d41\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2a kilukkamthumpa \u2022 Marathi<\/b>: \u091b\u094b\u091f\u093e \u0915\u0932\u094d\u092a chota kalpa \u2022 Nepalese<\/b>: \u0915\u0928\u093f\u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u0930\u094b\u0902 kanike kuro, \u0913\u0928\u092e\u094b\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091d\u092f\u093e\u0919 oonmodia-jhyang, \u0909\u0928\u094d\u092e\u0941\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0940 unmunti \u2022 Sanskrit<\/b>: \u0905\u0927\u0903\u092a\u0941\u0937\u094d\u092a\u093f adhahpuspi \u2022 Tamil<\/b>: \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bca\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf ato-muki, \u0b95\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8 kalutai-t-tumpai, \u0b95\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8 kaviltumpai \u2022 Telugu<\/b>: \u0c17\u0c41\u0c35\u0c4d\u0c35\u0c17\u0c41\u0c24\u0c4d\u0c24\u0c3f guvvagutti
\nNative to<\/b>: Afghanistan, Indian subcontinent, Myanmar<\/span>
\nReferences<\/b>: Flowers of India<\/span><\/a> \u2022 NPGS \/ GRIN<\/span><\/a> \u2022 eFlora<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Further Flowers of Sahyadri<\/i> by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
\nmore views<\/b>: Aug 15, 2007 … at Bassein fort, Maharashtra
\n<\/span>Sep 17, 2011 … <\/span>at Mahuli fort, Maharashtra<\/span><\/div>\n
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Thanks …, incidently I have posted T. indicum<\/i> almost at the same time, but your post has created some doubts regarding proper identification of my plant…I hope to get these clarified, is my plant different, I have learnt that the flower changes colour towards maturity, even the circumscription doesn’t match…<\/p>\n

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… my ID as well be validated by our friends familiar with species of Trichodesma<\/i> … some white paper (not able to find now on the internet) focused on their calices and stamens.
\nT. indicum<\/i> and T. zeylanicum <\/i>seem to come quite close.
\nTo me, your plant does seem to be T. indicum<\/i>, though the colours could be different by variation.
\nThe JPGs — Trichodesma amplexicaule<\/i> — (1), (3), (6), (8) show hastate calyx – agrees with T. indicum<\/i>
\n<\/span>T. zeylanicum<\/span><\/i> illustrated in Shrikant ji’s Further Flowers of Sahyadri has calyx rounded at base, and the corolla lobes spirally twisted at apex.<\/span>
\nThis is just my thoughts; let us wait for validating comments.<\/p>\n

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\nBoraginace\u200bae Week :: Trichodesm\u200ba indicum from Coimbatore:<\/span><\/a> Sharing the pictures of Trichodesm\u200ba indicum<\/i><\/p>\n

Location: CODISIA Road Side.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nBoraginaceae Week :: Trichodesma indicum at Nagpur:<\/span><\/a>
\nSharing few photographs of Trichodesma indicum<\/i>.
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Trichodesma indicum | Yeoor:<\/span><\/a> Trichodesma indicum<\/span>
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Location \u2013 Silonda , National Park,Mumbai
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Boraginaceae Week: Trichodesma indicum from Chakrata:<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Trichodesma indicum<\/b><\/span><\/i> <\/b>(Linn.) R. Br., Prodr. Pl. Nov. Holl. 149, 1810; Collett, Fl. Simlensis 331; Borago indica <\/i>Linn., Sp. Pl. 137; Trichodesma amplexicaule<\/i> Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 104, 1821.
\n<\/span><\/span>A small, annual herb with rough hairs. Stems densely hispid. Leaves opposite, subsessile, lanceolate or oblong, 2.5-6 cm long, entire, apex acute or subacute, base amplexicaul. Flowers solitary, axillary, pinkish-blue. Sepals lanceolate, finally pointed. Corolla-tube nearly as long as the calyx, lobes ovate, abruptly tapering into the narrow point. Anthers lanceolate, cohering in a woolly, projecting cone. Ovary 4-celled, style terminal, simple, ovule 1 in each cell. Nutlets 0.5 cm, ovoid, smooth, glabrous on the back, rugose on inner face. Fruits enclosed in the terminal calyx, nutlets 4, smooth, oblong-ovoid, 1-seeded.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Trichodesma<\/i> amplexicaule<\/i> Roth is a synonym<\/span><\/a> of Trichodesma<\/i> indicum<\/i> var. amplexicaule<\/i> (Roth) T. Cooke<\/span><\/a> (which is an accepted name) as per the Plant List.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
While <\/span>Trichodesma<\/i> indicum<\/i> (L.) Lehm.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> is also an accepted name.
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trichodesma indicum<\/span><\/a>: Attachments (2). 6 posts by 4 authors.
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Commonly known as Indian borage<\/b> and\u00a0 Adhapushpi<\/b> (Sans.) is a very very useful and commonly used medicinal plant in Ayurveda.
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Trichodesma for ID :: Jammu :: JUN2018 MK006<\/a> : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Please help me ID this Trichodesma<\/i> sp. from Boraginaceae<\/i>. From the key, I think this might be T.indicum<\/i>. The plant is quite common in that area.<\/span><\/div>\n
Habitat: dry scrub forest<\/span>
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Date: 30 May 2018<\/span>
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Trichodesma zeylanicum<\/i>, to me.<\/div>\n
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I will go for Trichodesma indicum<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0as per keys and images at Trichodesma<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u200e<\/i><\/div>\n
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Looks like Trichodesma indicum<\/i><\/div>\n
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Trichodesma indicum from Anjana Layout, Bangalore-GS31012022-4<\/a>: 4 very high res. images.
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Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm.f.) R.Br. :: Chinchoti, Thane district :: Apr 14, 2010 \u00b7 JUN23 DV561<\/a>: 2 images.<\/p>\n

Trichodesma zeylanicum<\/i>\u00a0(Burm.f.) R.Br.<\/div>\n
Chinchoti, Thane district :: Apr 14, 2010 \u00b7 12:06 PM IST :: about 5 m (16 ft) asl
\n<\/span>Many thanks to\u00a0<\/span>Radha Veach<\/a>\u00a0for validating the ID at\u00a0<\/span>iNaturalist<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I think it is (as per images and keys herein):
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I read the keys described on\u00a0https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/2012\/06\/27\/trichodesma-zeylanicum\/<\/a>\u00a0page as follows:<\/div>\n
2. Glandular spots on corolla lobes; calyx hastate or cordate \u2026. T.indicum<\/em>
\n2. Glandular spots absent on corolla lobes; calyx rounded \u2026. T. zeylanicum<\/em><\/div>\n
In the posted plant, I am not able to see any glandular spots on corolla lobes, and I see the calyx is rounded, not hastate.
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Here, you can see glandular spots around the center of the flower in the brownish area.<\/div>\n
Also calyx is not rounded, if you do the dissection.<\/div>\n
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I am able to analyse only to a certain limit \ud83d\ude42 so I give up here.<\/div>\n
… had validated my suggested ID at iNaturalist<\/a>, as per her understanding.
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I think … might be right. The calyx is cordate here and not rounded.\u00a0 A pity we don’t have more pictures with details.<\/p>\n

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SD0178 Trichodesma ID<\/a>: 2 high res. images.
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Looks like\u00a0Trichodesma indicum\u00a0<\/i>(L.) R.Br. Don’t you have a flower frontal image ?<\/p>\n

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Boraginaceae: Trichodesma indicum R.Br.<\/a>: 1 image.
\nsynonyms: Trichodesma indicum<\/em> (L.) Lehm., Trichodesma amplexicaule<\/em> Roth, Trichodesma indicum<\/em> (L.) Sm.
\nlocation\/date:\u00a0Chikaldara, Melghat Tiger Reserve, Amravati Distr.,\u00a0 Maharashtra, November 1994<\/span><\/p>\n
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Regarding identification of the species collected from Dhenkanal Odisha on Feb 24<\/a>: (mixed thread): 3 correct high res. images.<\/p>\n
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NPGS \/ GRIN<\/span><\/a> (Trichodesma<\/i> indicum<\/i><\/b> (L.) Sm. – (\u2261) Borago indica<\/span><\/i><\/a> L. (basionym))\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Flora of Pakistan<\/span><\/a> (Trichodesma indicum<\/b><\/i> (L.) R. Br. with <\/span>Borago<\/i> indicum<\/i> L.<\/span><\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Trichodesma<\/i> amplexicaule<\/i> Roth<\/span><\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Trichodesma<\/i> hirsutum<\/i> Edgew.<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0& <\/span>Trichodesma<\/i> indicum<\/i> var. amplexicaule<\/i> (Roth) T. Cooke<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0as synonyms) <\/span><\/div>\n
Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal<\/span><\/a> (Trichodesma indicum<\/b> (L.) R. Br.)
\n<\/span><\/span>The Plant List 1<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(<\/span>Trichodesma<\/i> indicum<\/i> (L.) Lehm.<\/span><\/span><\/a>)\u00a0<\/span>The Plant List 2<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(<\/span>Trichodesma<\/i> indicum<\/i> var. amplexicaule<\/i> (Roth) T. Cooke<\/span><\/span><\/a>)<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>India Biodiversity Portal<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Flowers of India<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>BPI<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Trichodesma indicum (L.) Sm., A. Rees, Cycl. 36: Trichodesma no. 1. 1817 (R. Br., Prodr. 149. 1810, nom. inval.; Lehm., Pl. Asperif. nucif. 193. 1818) (syn. (\u2261) Borago indica L. (basionym)); . trik-oh-DES-ma — from the Greek thrix (hair), and desme (cable or band) … Dave’s Botanary IN-dih-kum or in-DEE-kum…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[5244],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1339620","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-trichodesma"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1339620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1339620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1339620\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1339620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1339620"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1339620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}