Echiochilon pauciflorum (Stocks ex Wight) Långström & M.W.Chase

 
  • Family : BORAGINACEAE
    (Forget-Me-Not Or Borage Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : LASORA FAMILY (लसोड़ा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Boraginaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Sericostoma pauciflorum Stocks ex Wight; Sericostoma pauciflorum var. qeshmensis Ghahr & Attar
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Echiochilon pauciflorum (Stocks ex Wight) Långström & M.W.Chase
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Much branched shrub up to 50 cm tall; Stem and branches rough, hairs arising from a swollen base, usually becoming hairless with age.; Leaves stalkless, entire, lanceshaped, hairy an both surfaces; Flowers in 2-4 flowered clusters in leaf-axils or at branch-ends; Flowers white, petals oblong, Stamens alternating with the petals; Nutlets are about 2.5 mm long.
  • Flower, Fruit : January- December
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Palghar (Shirgaon)
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : India, Iran, Pakistan
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Iran, Pakistan
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dinesh Valke
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Echiochilon pauciflorum. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

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