Cynoglossum amabile

Cynoglossum amabile
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	(unplaced)
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Cynoglossum
Species:	C. amabile
Binomial name
Cynoglossum amabile Stapf & J.R.Drumm.

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]

Toxicity

Cynoglossum amabile contains tumorigenic pyrrolizidine alkaloids.^[4]

References

1. ^ Cynoglossum amabile at Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN)
2. ^ Cynoglossum amabile at USDA PLANTS Database
3. ^ Cynoglossum amabile at NC State University
4. ^ 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]