Taxon:  Cynoglossum amabile Stapf & J. R. Drumm.



Summary
Genus:
Cynoglossum
Family:
Boraginaceae
Subfamily:
Cynoglossoideae
Tribe:
Cynoglosseae
Subtribe:
Cynoglossinae
Nomen number:
12860
Place of publication:
Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906:202.  1906
Verified:
03/31/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
  2. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  3. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  4. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  5. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  6. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
  7. Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 95.
  8. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  9. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  10. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1346.
  11. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  12. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
  13. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  14. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  15. Hara, H. 1966-1975. Flora of eastern Himalaya Note: v. 1:1966, v. 2:1971, v. 3:1975
  16. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  17. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  18. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  19. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  20. Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
  21. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  22. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
  23. Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
  24. Roncaglia, N. E. de & R. V. R. Roncaglia. 1994. Ninfle [Cynoglossum amabile Stapf et Drumm.]: una maleza potencial en la provincia de Tucumán. In: ASAM, Buenos Aires, Proceedings of the XII Reunión Argentina sobre la maleza y su control: trabajos y comunicaciones(XII Meeting on weeds and their control: works and communications). 1:101-102.
  25. St. John, H. 1973. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands
  26. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  27. Steyermark, J. A. & O. Huber. 1978. Flora del Avila.
  28. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: naturalized
  29. Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
  30. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
  31. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  32. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishChinese hound's-tongue  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
EnglishChinese hound's-toungue  1Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 95.
EnglishChinese-forget-me-not  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Germanchinesische Hundszunge  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1346.
Spanishninfle  2Roncaglia, N. E. de & R. V. R. Roncaglia. 1994. Ninfle [Cynoglossum amabile Stapf et Drumm.]: una maleza potencial en la provincia de Tucumán. In: ASAM, Buenos Aires, Proceedings of the XII Reunión Argentina sobre la maleza y su control: trabajos y comunicaciones(XII Meeting on weeds and their control: works and communications). 1:101-102.
Swedishkinesisk förgätmigej  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesedao ti hu  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Shengs.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Shengw.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Shengw.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqus.e. & s.w.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: naturalized
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: naturalized
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahoma Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansas Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng (s.), Guizhou Sheng (w.), Sichuan Sheng (w.), Xizang Zizhiqu (s.e. & s.w.), Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal]
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Northern America
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Oklahoma, Wisconsin]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas]
  • REGION: Mexico
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Jamaica, United States [Puerto Rico]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Santa Catarina]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina

Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
  2. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  3. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  4. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  5. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
  6. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  7. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  8. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  9. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  10. Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
  11. Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
  12. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  13. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: naturalized
  14. Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
  15. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
  16. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1346.
Environmentalornamental Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 95.
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Weed  Roncaglia, N. E. de & R. V. R. Roncaglia. 1994. Ninfle [Cynoglossum amabile Stapf et Drumm.]: una maleza potencial en la provincia de Tucumán. In: ASAM, Buenos Aires, Proceedings of the XII Reunión Argentina sobre la maleza y su control: trabajos y comunicaciones(XII Meeting on weeds and their control: works and communications). 1:101-102.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12860. Accessed 11 May 2026.