Cynoglossum lanceolatum
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Description
Biennal (?) herb.
Leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, petiole 1.5-3 cm long in lower, 0-1 cm in upper leaves, tapering towards base, acute, nerves very distinctly impressed on upper, prominent on lower side, upper side strigose with hairs arising from groups of mineralized cells, hairs on lower side subpaptent, a few longer, numerous shorter, denser along nerves.
Inflorescences terminal on main stem and branches, furcate, cymes divaricate, scorpioid in flower, 3-10 cm long in fruit, abracteate; pedicels c. 1 mm long in fruit, curved downwards.
Stamens: filaments and anthers very short, anthers broadly ovate, much smaller than fornices, not reaching their base.
Distribution
Afghanistan present, Arabia present, Asia-Temperate: Taiwan (Taiwan present), Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; India present; Jawa (Jawa present); Pakistan (Pakistan present); Philippines (Philippines present); Sulawesi (Sulawesi present); Sumatera (Sumatera present); Thailand (Thailand present), Burma present, Himalayas present, Japan present, NE, E and southern Africa present
Widespread in NE, E and southern Africa, Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Himalayas, India, China
, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, Burma, Thailand; Malesia: Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Philippines, Celebes.
, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, Burma, Thailand; Malesia: Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Philippines, Celebes.