Ceylon Hound's Tongue
Cynoglossum zeylanicum
Also known as Ceylon Forget Me Not
Herboutdoor
About Ceylon Hound's Tongue
Cynoglossum zeylanicum, also called the Ceylon hound's tongue, Ceylon forget-me-not, and Indian hound's tongue, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is found throughout Asia. It has also been introduced to the Americas.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cynoglossum zeylanicum
- Genus
- Cynoglossum
- Family
- BORAGINACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Afghanistan, Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Japan, Malaysia
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- अन्धाहुली andhahuli
- Nepali
- कनिके कुरो Kanike kuro
- Tamil
- ಆಮ್ರದ ತಪ್ಪು amrada thappu
- Kannada
- ಆಮ್ರದ ಸೊಪ್ಪು amrada soppu
- Malayalam
- കയ്യൂരം kayooram, മുടിച്ചിലൂരം mudichilooram
- Marathi
- लिचर्डी lichardi
Botanical family
Boraginaceae
Borage family
Ceylon Hound's Tongue belongs to the Boraginaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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