Coldenia procumbens

Boraginaceae (forget-me-not family) » Coldenia procumbens

 

kol-DEN-ee-uh -- named for Cadwallader Colden, correspondent of Linnaeus

pro-KUM-benz -- lying along the ground

 

commonly known as: creeping coldenia • Gujarati: basario okharad • Hindi: त्रिपंखी tripankhi • Kannada: ಹಂಸಪಾದಿ hamsapaadi • Konkani: तिरपंखी tirpunkhi • Marathi: त्रिपक्षी tripakshi, त्रिपंखी tripankhi • Oriya: moyinibuta • Sanskrit: त्रिपक्षी tripakshi • Tamil: ஆற்றுச்செருப்படி arru-c-ceruppati, தலைவிரிச்சான் talai-viriccan • Telugu: హంసపాది hamsa-padi

 

Native range obscure: tropical Africa, India, Sri Lanka, s-e Asia, n Australia; naturalized elsewhere

 

 

References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • ENVIS - FRLHT • DDSA

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