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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.