Cynoglossum amabile

Cynoglossum amabile, the Chinese hound's tongue[1] or Chinese forget-me-not, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to Asia.[2] A hardy annual growing to 50 cm (20 in), it has hairy leaves and cymes of sky-blue flowers in late summer. This plant, closely related to the common forget-me-not of temperate gardens (Myosotis sylvatica), is also grown as an ornamental.[3] In cultivation in the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[4] (confirmed 2017).[5]

Cynoglossum amabile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Cynoglossum
Species:
C. amabile
Binomial name
Cynoglossum amabile

The Latin specific epithet amabile means “lovely”.[6]

Toxicity

Cynoglossum amabile contains tumorigenic pyrrolizidine alkaloids[7] such as amabiline.[8]

References
  1. Cynoglossum amabile at USDA PLANTS Database
  2. "Cynoglossum amabile". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. "Cynoglossum amabile at NC State University". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
  4. "Cynoglossum amabile - Chinese forget-me-not". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 26. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  6. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
  7. Fu, Peter P.; Yang, Ya-Chen; Xia, Qingsu; Chou, M.W.; Cui, Y.Y.; Lin, G. (2002). "Pyrrolizidine alkaloids - tumorigenic components in Chinese herbal medicines and dietary supplements". Journal of Food and Drug Analysis. 10 (4): 198–211. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  8. Culvenor, CCJ; Smith, LW (1967). "The alkaloids of Cynoglossum australe R.Br. And C. Amabile Stapf & Drummond". Australian Journal of Chemistry. 20 (11): 2499. doi:10.1071/CH9672499.
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