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Boraginaceae

Trachystemon orientalis D.Don

Family
Boraginaceae
Genus
Trachystemon

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Trachystemon orientalis (Trachystemon orientalis)
FlowerPhoto: olmagon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)
Arabic
حمحم قسطنطيني, حمحم منتفخ
Bulgarian
Източният лопох
Chinese
小叶金钱草
German
Orient-Rauling, Östlicher Rauling
Welsh
Abraham Isaac a Jacob

Synonyms

  • Borago constantinopolitana Hill
  • Borago cordifolia Moench
  • Borago inflata Salisb.
  • Borago orientalis L.
  • Daphnopsis cordifolia C.H.Wright & Dewar
  • Nordmannia cordifolia Ledeb. ex Nordm.
  • Psilostemon orientalis (L.) DC.

Flowers

In flower
February to May (from 51 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.