Heliotropium zeylanicum
Also known as: Heliotropium curassavicum var. zeylanicum Burm.fil. +11 more
- Heliotropium curassavicum var. zeylanicum Burm.fil.
- Heliotropium saltianum Steud.
- Heliotropium subulatum (Hochst. ex A.DC.) Vatke
- Heliotropium subulatum (Hochst. ex DC.) Hochst. ex Martelli
- Heliotropium subulatum var. arenarium Vatke
- Heliotropium zeylanicum var. arenarium (Vatke) Chiov.
- Heliotropium zeylanicum var. subulatum (Hochst. ex A.DC.) Chiov.
- Messerschmidia hispida Benth.
- Tournefortia edgeworthii A.DC.
- Tournefortia royleana A.DC.
- Tournefortia stenoraca Klotzsch
- Tournefortia subulata Hochst. ex A.DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Boraginaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or subshrub.
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Heliotropium zeylanicum is a herbaceous perennial or shrub within the Boraginaceae family. It is found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
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