Euploca ovalifolia
Also known as: Heliotropium apiculatum E.Mey. ex A.DC. +14 more
- Heliotropium apiculatum E.Mey. ex A.DC.
- Heliotropium brocchianum Vis.
- Heliotropium coromandelianum var. depressum (Cham.) DC.
- Heliotropium coromandelianum var. oblongifolium DC.
- Heliotropium coromandelianum var. ovalifolium Lehm.
- Heliotropium gracile R.Br.
- Heliotropium kunzii Lehm.
- Heliotropium niloticum A.DC.
- Heliotropium obovatum D.Don
- Heliotropium ovalifolium Forssk.
- Heliotropium ovalifolium var. gracile (R.Br.) Domin
- Heliotropium phyllosepalum Baker
- Heliotropium polystachyum Poir.
- Heliotropium sienites DC.
- Heliotropium syenites Spreng.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Boraginaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.
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Euploca ovalifolia is an annual or shrub within the Boraginaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Senegal, Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Chagos Archipelago, Ogasawara-shoto