Heliotropium crispum
Also known as: Bourjotia erosa (Lehm.) Pomel +17 more
- Bourjotia erosa (Lehm.) Pomel
- Bourjotia kralikii Pomel
- Heliophytum erosum (Lehm.) DC.
- Heliophytum erosum var. prostratum DC.
- Heliotropium bacciferum subsp. erosum (Lehm.) Riedl
- Heliotropium bacciferum subsp. erosum (Lehm.) Sauvage & Vindt
- Heliotropium bacciferum var. erosum (Lehm.) Hadidy
- Heliotropium canariense Willd. ex Schult.
- Heliotropium erosum Lehm.
- Heliotropium erosum var. prostratum (DC.) Pit. & Proust
- Heliotropium kralikii Pomel
- Heliotropium suffruticescens Pomel
- Heliotropium undulatum f. stenophyllum Maire
- Heliotropium undulatum subsp. erosum (Lehm.) Maire
- Heliotropium undulatum var. crispum (Desf.) Maire
- Heliotropium undulatum var. kralikii (Pomel) Maire
- Heliotropium undulatum var. maroccanum (Lehm.) Ball
- Heliotropium undulatum var. monodianum Maire
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Boraginaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Heliotropium crispum is a shrub belonging to the Boraginaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with desert or dry shrubland conditions. It is part of the broad Heliotropium genus, encompassing over 250 species globally.
Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Burkina, Cameroon, Canary Is., Egypt, India, Libya, Madeira, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara