Trichodesma indicum (L.) Lehm.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Trichodesma

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.4m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Roadsides and stony dry wastelands, at elevations up to 1,500 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Depurative (leaf), Anti-inflammatory agents (root), Arthritis (root), Astringents (root), Dysentery (root), Fever (root), Furunculosis (root), Hypohidrosis (root), Rheumatic diseases (root), Diuretic (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Pectoral (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Emollient (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Abortifacient agents (unspecified), Analgesics (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Arthralgia (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Dysmenorrhea (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Emollients (unspecified), Eye diseases (unspecified), Flatulence (unspecified), Graves ophthalmopathy (unspecified), Infection (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Pectoralis muscles (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Urination disorders (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified), Antipyretics (whole plant), Diuretics (whole plant), Emollients (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Trichodesma indicum flower picture by Augustin Soulard (cc-by-sa)
Trichodesma indicum flower picture by Ravi Kiran (cc-by-sa)
Trichodesma indicum flower picture by Deepana Deepana Gangadharan (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Trichodesma indicum world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Réunion, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:121265-1
WFO ID wfo-0001215923
COL ID 7D3S9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 709384
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Trichodesma spinulosum Boraginella indica Borago indica Borago spinulosa Borraginoides sagittata Trichodesma indicum Trichodesma hirsutum

Lower taxons

Trichodesma indicum var. amplexicaule