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bothriospermum

Scientific Name: Bothriospermum

Family: Boraginaceae

Category: Dicot

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Bothriospermum

Bothriospermum is a genus of annual or biennial herbs belonging to the Boraginaceae (Borage) family.

Common Names

  • Ban Zhong Cao Shu (????, Chinese)
  • Leaf-between-flower (referring to Bothriospermum tenellum)
  • Hanaibana (referring to Bothriospermum tenellum, Japanese)

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Bothriospermum Bunge
  • Family: Boraginaceae (Borage Family)
  • Synonyms:
    • Anchusa zeylanica J. Jacquin
    • Anchusa tenellum Hornemann
    • Bothriospermum asperugoides Siebold & Zuccarini

Morphological Characteristics

  • The plants are hispid and appressed pubescent, meaning they have stiff hairs that are pressed against the surface.
  • Hairs are discoid (disk-shaped).
  • Annual plants with numerous stems and subappressed hairs.
  • Basal leaves dry quickly

Distribution and Habitat

  • One species, Bothriospermum kusnezowii, is found growing in hillside meadows in Hulunbuir in Inner Mongolia and the mid part of somewhere unmentioned.
  • Reported in Peninsular Malaysia.

Accepted Species

  • The Plant List includes 7 accepted species names within the genus Bothriospermum.

Related Resources

  • Explore more on Wikimedia Commons for multimedia content related to Bothriospermum.
  • Search for Bothriospermum in:
    • The Plant List
    • IPNI (International Plant Names Index)
    • Australian Plant Name Index
    • Index Nominum Genericorum (ING)
  • Further information may be available on websites such as the Encyclopedia of Life and Discover Life.