Trichodesma zeylanicum
Trichodesma zeylanicum - Herbs, coarse and wiry, to 1 m or more. Leaves opposite, lanceolate to oblanceolate, 7 (- 10) X 1.5 (- 3) cm, acute, entire, base attenuate, uniformly scabrate above, but only on the veins beneath. Inflorescence irregular, nodding, racemose and 5 – 10 flowered, or solitary and axillary. Fruit of 4 nutlets, 4 mm by 3 mm, exterior surface smooth, the inner ridged and tuberculate.
| Scientific Name | Trichodesma zeylanicum |
| Family Name | BORAGINACEAE |
| English Name | |
| Local Name | Maha thumba (මහතුඹ) / Yon thumba (යොන්තුඹ) |
| Sanskrit Name | |
| Conservation Status | LC (NCS)-2012 |
| Status | Native |
| Edible Parts | None |
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