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 curassavicum L. (Images by Nidhan Singh (Validated by Samir Mehta), Gurcharan Singh, Balkar Singh, Sadhna Sharma (Id by Tabish) A. Sivapalan (Id by Mahadeswara Swamy) & Pravin Kawale (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & 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 indicum L. (Images by J.M.Garg (Id by Sanal Nair), Prashant Awale, Surajit Koley, Dinesh Valke, Prasad Dash, Karuna Kanta Das & Rashida Atthar (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))

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Heliotropium marifolium J.König ex Retz. 

(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))- As per efi thread: H. scabrum (syn. of Heliotropium marifolium) is a highly variable species (I have collected at least three intermediate forms).

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(Images by B. Rathinasabapathy (Id by A. Lalithamba & Vijayasankar Raman) & P. Santhan (Id by J.M.Garg)) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))-  As per efi thread: H. scabrum (syn. of Heliotropium marifolium) is a highly variable species (I have collected at least three intermediate forms).

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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 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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Euploca ovalifolia (Forsk.) Diane & Hilger(Images by Surajit Koley, J.M.Garg, Prashant Awale & Sonia Chauhan (Both Ids by Dinesh Valke & Rohit Kumar), Dinesh Valke, Mohina Macker, A Sinha (Id by Aruna Rai) & N Muthu Karthick (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))

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From Floral Database of Tamilnadu :

 

Binomial Habit Notes References Distribution

Heliotropium arborescens L.SubshrubWestern Ghats, Cultivated, Native Tropical AmericaMatthew, 1999Dindigul
Heliotropium bracteatum R. Br.HerbPlains, Dry LocalitiesFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987All districts
Heliotropium curassavicum L.HerbPlains, HalophyteFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987Chennai, Cuddalore, Kancheepuram, Kanniyakumari, Nagapattinam, Puddukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli, Thiruvallur,  Thiruvarur, Thoothukkudi  
Heliotropium indicum L.HerbPlains, Moist LocalitiesFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987All districts
Heliotropium marifolium Retz. subsp. marifoliumHerbPlains, Dry LocalitiesFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987All districts
Heliotropium marifolium Retz. subsp. wallichii (Clarke) KazmiHerbPlains, Dry LocalitiesFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Mayuranathan 1929Kancheepuram, Ramanathapuram, Thiruvallur, Tiruchchirappalli, Tirunelveli
Heliotropium ovalifolium Forssk. = Euploca ovalifolia (Forssk.) Diane & HilgerHerbPlains, Dry LocalitiesFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987All districts
Heliotropium peruvianum L. = Heliotropium arborescens L.ShrubWestern Ghats, Cultivated, Native of Tropical AmericaFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987Nilgiri
Heliotropium rottleri Lehm.UndershrubPlains, Dry LocalitiesFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987Coimbatore
Heliotropium strigosum Willd. subsp. brevifolium (Wall.) Kazmi = Euploca strigosa (Willd.) Diane & HilgerUndershrubPlains to Low Altitude, Dry LocalitiesFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987Coimbatore, Madurai, Nilgiri, Salem, Tirunelveli, Tiruvannamalai
Heliotropium subulatum (Hochst.ex DC.) VatkeHerbPlains, Dry LocalitiesFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Salem, Tirunelveli
Heliotropium supinum L.HerbPlains, Dry LocalitiesFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987All districts
Heliotropium zeylanicum (Burm.f.) Lam. HerbPlains, Dry Localities Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Mayuranathan 1929, Matthew 1983 Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Madurai, Nilgiri, Puddukkottai, Salem,  Thanjavur, Tiruchchirappalli, Tiruvannamalai, Viluppuram
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 & HilgerBoraginaceae Grey Leaf Heliotrope
Heliotropium strigosum = Euploca strigosa (Willd.) Diane & HilgerBoraginaceae Bristly Heliotrope

Heliotropium ovalifolium = Euploca ovalifolia (Forssk.) Diane & Hilger
 
 
 
An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995)- Details with keys-
Heliotropium ovalifolium = Euploca ovalifolia (Forssk.) Diane & Hilger
 


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) 

Floriculture in India By Gurcharan Singh Randhawa, Amitabha Mukhopadhyay (1986)- 

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.

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.