Trichodesma

{{short description|Genus of flowering plants in the borage family Boraginaceae}}

{{automatic taxobox

|image = Trichodesma indicum (Chhota Kalpa) in Bhongir, AP W2 IMG 2962.jpg

|image_caption = Trichodesma indicum

|taxon = Trichodesma

|authority = R.Br. (1810), nom. cons.

|type_species = Trichodesma zeylanicum

|type_species_authority = (Burm.f.) R.Br.

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision = 38; see text

|subdivision_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332029-2 Trichodesma R.Br.] Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

|synonyms =

• Boraginella {{small|Kuntze (1891)}}
• Boraginodes {{small|Post & Kuntze (1903)}}
• Borraginoides {{small|Boehm. (1760), nom. rej.}}
• Friedrichsthalia {{small|Fenzl (1839)}}
• Lacaitaea {{small|Brand (1914)}}
• Leiocarya {{small|Hochst. (1844)}}
• Octosomatium {{small|Gagnep. (1950)}}
• Pollichia {{small|Medik. (1784), nom. superfl.}}
• Spiroconus {{small|Steven (1851)}}
• Streblanthera {{small|Steud. (1844)}}

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}}

Trichodesma is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. There are 38 species distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Australia.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=133475 Trichodesma.] Flora of China.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=133475 Trichodesma.] Flora of Pakistan.