Heliotropium

Heliotropium arborescens L. (Cultivated) (Images by N Muthu Karthick (Id by Mahadeswara Swamy), Aarti S Khale (Id by Nidhan Singh & Gurcharan Singh), Ushadi, Promila Chaturvedi (Id by Aarti S Khale & Mahadeswara Swamy) & Ushadi (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) 

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Heliotropium europaeum L. (Images by Gurcharan Singh & Balkar Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))

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Heliotropium foertherianum Diane & Hilger (Images by Raman Arunachalam (Id by Prashant Awale) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))

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Heliotropium marifolium J.König ex Retz.  (As per efi thread: H. scabrum (syn. of Heliotropium marifolium) is a highly variable species (I have collected at least three intermediate forms).)
(Images by Satish Phadke (Id by Shrikant Ingalhalikar), Geeta Rane (Id by J.M.Garg), B. Rathinasabapathy (Id by A. Lalithamba & Vijayasankar Raman), N Muthu Karthick (Id by Vijayasankar Raman & J M Garg) & Anurag N Sharma (Id by P. Santhan & A. Lalithamba) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))

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Heliotropium supinum L. (Images by Prashant Awale & Pravin Kawale (Both Ids by J.M.Garg) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))

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Heliotropium zeylanicum (Burm.f.) Lam. (Tropical & S. Africa, Mayotte, India, Sri Lanka: Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe as per POWO)

 

Heliotropium zeylanicum subsp. paniculatum (R.Br.) Kazmi (Images by N Muthu Karthick (Id by P. Santhan) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))

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Euploca strigosa (Willd.) Diane & Hilger (Images by JANAKI TURAGA, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary, Gautam, Nidhan Singh, Ramjee Nagarajan (Inserted by Manoj Gupta), Surajit Koley (validation by J.M.Garg) & Nidhan Singh (Validation by J.M.Garg) (For more images and details, please click on the links))

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From Floral Database of Tamilnadu :

Binomial Habit Notes Ref. Distrib.
Heliotropium
arborescens L.		 Sub shrub Western Ghats,
Cultivated, Native Tropical America		 Matthew, 1999 Dindigul
Heliotropium bracteatum R. Br. Herb Plains,
Dry Localities		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987		 All
districts
Heliotropium curassavicum L. Herb Plains,
Halophyte		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987		 Chennai,
Cuddalore, Kanchee puram, Kanniya kumari, Nagapatti nam, Pudduk kottai,
Ramanatha puram, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli, Thiruvallur,  Thiruvarur, Thoothuk kudi  
Heliotropium indicum L. Herb Plains,
Moist Localities		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987		 All
districts
Heliotropium marifolium Retz. subsp. marifolium Herb Plains,
Dry Localities		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987		 All
districts
Heliotropium marifolium Retz. subsp. wallichii (Clarke) Kazmi Herb Plains,
Dry Localities		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Mayura nathan 1929		 Kanchee puram,
Ramanath apuram, Thiruvallur, Tiruchchira ppalli, Tirunelveli
Heliotropium ovalifolium Forssk. = Euploca ovalifolia (Forssk.) Diane & Hilger Herb Plains,
Dry Localities		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987		 All
districts
Heliotropium peruvianum L. = Heliotropium arborescens L. Shrub Western
Ghats, Cultivated, Native of Tropical America		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987		 Nilgiri
Heliotropium rottleri Lehm. Under shrub Plains,
Dry Localities		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987		 Coimbatore
Heliotropium strigosum Willd. subsp. brevifolium (Wall.) Kazmi = Euploca strigosa (Willd.) Diane & Hilger Under shrub Plains
to Low Altitude, Dry Localities		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987		 Coimbatore,
Madurai, Nilgiri, Salem, Tirunelveli, Tiruvanna malai
Heliotropium subulatum (Hochst.ex DC.) Vatke Herb Plains,
Dry Localities		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987		 Coimbatore,
Dharmapuri, Salem, Tirunelveli
Heliotropium supinum L. Herb Plains,
Dry Localities		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987		 All
districts
Heliotropium zeylanicum (Burm.f.) Lam.  Herb Plains,
Dry Localities		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Mayura nathan 1929, Matthew 1983		 Coimbatore,
Cuddalore, Madurai, Nilgiri, Pudduk kottai, Salem,  Thanjavur, Tiruchchira ppalli,
Tiruvanna malai, Viluppuram
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Botanical name Family Common name
Heliotropium curassavicum var. obovatum Boraginaceae Seaside Heliotrope
Heliotropium europaeum Boraginaceae Common Heliotrope
Heliotropium indicum Boraginaceae Indian Heliotrope
Heliotropium ovalifolium = Euploca ovalifolia (Forssk.) Diane & Hilger Boraginaceae Grey Leaf Heliotrope
Heliotropium strigosum = Euploca strigosa (Willd.) Diane & Hilger Boraginaceae Bristly Heliotrope
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Heliotropium ovalifolium = Euploca ovalifolia (Forssk.) Diane & Hilger

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An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995)- Details with keys-
Heliotropium ovalifolium = Euploca ovalifolia (Forssk.) Diane & Hilger
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1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants edited by Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett-
Heliotropium bacciferum var. suberosum (Clarke) Bhandari (is a synonym of Heliotropium bacciferum Forssk.)- Indeterminate- Gujrat & Sind (Pak) 
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Floriculture in India By Gurcharan Singh Randhawa, Amitabha Mukhopadhyay (1986)-
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Heliotropium : 3 posts by 1 author.

I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Heliotropium

Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other links.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details.

If someone can provide complete list of Indian species with source references it will be wonderful.

Any comments/ corrections are welcome.

Thank you for the update. Lay man like me will be benefited if images of each species is available.

Thanks, …, These are available just at the click of your mouse at various references like Flowersofindia, FRLHT, eFlora etc.

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Pl. go through ‎Heliotropium (‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Boraginaceae‎) page with images of species (done by me) in efloraofindia.

If you find any incorrect identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), if any, it will be really nice.

Also, if anybody is interested to take up the activity of inserting images on efloraofindia pages from efloraofindia posts, pl. let us know.

 

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