Plant Details

Accepted name:: Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm.f.) R.Br. [Boraginaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 4

Trichodesma zeylanicum var. grandiflorum Randell

Trichodesma zeylanicum var. latisepalum F.Muell.

Trichodesma zeylanicum var. sericeum (Lindl.) Benth.

Trichodesma zeylanicum var. zeylanicum

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
adah-pushpi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
ambusirishika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bourrache sauvage	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
camel bush	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
cattle bush	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
dhadhona	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dhindhinika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
durbala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ethina naalige gida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gaaya maari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
herbe cipaye	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
herbe tourterelle msasa mlanda	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
hetemuria	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hetenuriyaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
jalashirasi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jalasirasa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
jhingi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
jhingini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jinghini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kalutaikkali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maha thumba	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
mwagewage	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
northern bluebell	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
pedda gurragutti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sirishika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yon thumba	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
මහතුඹ	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
යොන්තුඹ	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
flower, leaves, root, seed, stem, fruit		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Whole Plant		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 5 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Boraginella zeylanica (Burm.f.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 435 (1891).
Borago zeylanica Burm.f. Fl. Indica: 41 (1768).
Borraginoides zeylanica (Burm.f.) Hiern Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 720 (1898).
Pollichia zeylanica (Burm.f.) F.Muell. Syst. Census Austral. Pl.: 100 (1882).
Trichodesma zeylanicum subsp. euzeylanicum Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 252(78): 41 (1921), not validly publ.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Trichodesma zeylanicum	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm.) R.Br.	Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002)
Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm.f.) R. Br.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm.f.) R.Br.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Trichodesma zeylanicum R. Br.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Trichodesma zeylanicum R.Br.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Trichodesma zeylanicum R.Brown	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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