Boraginaceae
Trichodesma africanum
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Trichodesma
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- رَعْراع, جَثْجَاث أو جَثْياث، كحة, حمية, شوك الضبع
- Chinese
- 非洲毛束草
- Persian
- فانوس آبی آفریقائی
Synonyms
- Boraginella africana Kuntze
- Borago africana L.
- Borago verrucosa Forssk.
- Borraginoides aculeata Moench
- Borraginoides africana Hiern
- Friedrichsthalia schimperi Bunge
- Pollichia africana (L.) Medik.
- Trichodesma fruticosum Maire
- Trichodesma giganteum Quézel
- Trichodesma gracile Batt. & Trab.
Photos
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Photo: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Julius P, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.