Adhomukhi / Clasping-Leaf Borage
Trichodesma inaequale
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat & 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: Unequal-sized leaf pairs.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point).
- Confirm flower colour: Blue/violet.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Uttarakhand.
- Confirm it sits within the Boraginaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Adhomukhi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Trichodesma inaequale
- Genus
- Trichodesma
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist localities
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Uttarakhand
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, Clasping-Leaf Borage (Trichodesma inaequale) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat and 1 other states. It grows in moist localities.
Boraginaceae
Borage family
Adhomukhi belongs to the Boraginaceae family.
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