Chitiphul / Indian Forget-Me-Not
Heliotropium strigosum
Also known as Red Jasmine
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- May-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Heliotropium strigosum
- Genus
- Heliotropium
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests near rocks
- Distribution
- India, Afghanistan, Thailand, S.China
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Sagittate (arrowhead-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chitiphul itself; the rest are typical of the Boraginaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chitiphul itself; the rest are typical of the Boraginaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Chitiphul, Chitiphal, Safed bhangra
- Kannada
- chaelu baalada gida
- Marathi
- sanjuvanchivel, sitachekes
- Nepali
- मृगराज Mrigaraj
About Chitiphul
A member of the Boraginaceae family, Indian Forget-me-not (Heliotropium strigosum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu and 5 other states. It grows in deciduous forests near rocks. Flowering and fruiting run from May to November.
Boraginaceae
Borage family
Chitiphul belongs to the Boraginaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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