Herbarium JCB

Heliotropium scabrum Retz.

Family : BORAGINACEAE
(BORAGE FAMILY or FORGET-ME-NOT FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Boraginaceae
Species : Heliotropium scabrum
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved
Vernacular name : Nela danti (Tel.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0057
Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & Siddharth.S
Collection Date : 26/10/14
Collection Locality : K.P.Dam, Tirumala Hills, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Open deciduous forest
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
Comments : Occasional on foothills to 1500 m on exposed slopes, especially on the rocks.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Melpatti R.F. (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivagangai district), Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villupuram district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Chittoor district, Penchalakona Hills (Nellore district), Kadapa district, Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Heliotropium scabrum. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.