Herbarium JCB

Cynoglossum zeylanicum (Hornem.) Thunb. ex Lehm.

Family : BORAGINACEAE
(BORAGE FAMILY or FORGET-ME-NOT FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Boraginaceae
Species : Cynoglossum zeylanicum
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cynoglossum zeylanicum (Vahl) Brand
Common name : Ceylon Hound's Tongue
Vernacular name : Amarada soppu (Kan.); Pisin ottarai (Tam.); Kada anthrinta (Tel.); Tejraj (Ori.); Lakshamana (San.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-67
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.
Collection Date : 12/09/14
Collection Locality : Way to Melpatti, Javadhu Hills, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Key identification features : An annual herb with simple, alternate leaves. Flowers are less than 1 cm across, arranged on forked, spreading inflorescence axis. Fruit is a quadruplet of small one-seeded nuts, which are covered with curved hook-like outgrowths.
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : September-April
Comments : Occasional on hills above 900 m, on wayside, by river banks, in fallow fields etc.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : Afghanistan, Himalaya, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Japan, Malaysia
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Cynoglossum zeylanicum. Downloaded on 6 July 2025.