Cynoglossum amabile
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| Cynoglossum amabile | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | (unplaced) |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Cynoglossum |
| Species: | C. amabile |
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| Cynoglossum amabile Stapf & J.R.Drumm. |
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Cynoglossum amabile is a flowering plant native to Asia [1], which is also called Chinese hound's tongue [2], or Chinese forget-me-not . This plant is often used as an ornamental plant in gardens [3]
[edit] Toxicity
Cynoglossum amabile contains tumorigenic pyrrolizidine alkaloids.[4]
[edit] References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Cynoglossum amabile |
- ^ Cynoglossum amabile at Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN)
- ^ Cynoglossum amabile at USDA PLANTS Database
- ^ Cynoglossum amabile at NC State University
- ^ Fu, P.P., Yang, Y.C., Xia, Q., Chou, M.C., Cui, Y.Y., Lin G., "Pyrrolizidine alkaloids-tumorigenic components in Chinese herbal medicines and dietary supplements", Journal of Food and Drug Analysis, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2002, pp. 198-211[1]
