Adhomukhi / Barbbells
Trichodesma amplexicaule
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
How to identify Adhomukhi
Identify Adhomukhi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Leaves clasp directly around the stem.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point).
- Confirm flower colour: Blue/violet.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Boraginaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Adhomukhi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Trichodesma amplexicaule
- Genus
- Trichodesma
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Bihar, Mizoram, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Manipur, Delhi
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Adhomukhi itself; the rest are typical of the Boraginaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Blue/violetrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Adhomukhi itself; the rest are typical of the Boraginaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- अधोमुखी Adhomukhi
- Rajasthani
- सियाल कांटो Sial kanto
About Adhomukhi
A member of the Boraginaceae family, Barbbells (Trichodesma amplexicaule) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 24 other states.
Boraginaceae
Borage family
Adhomukhi belongs to the Boraginaceae family.
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