Heliotropium crispum Desf.

 
  • Family : BORAGINACEAE
    (Forget-Me-Not Or Borage Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : LASORA FAMILY (लसोड़ा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Boraginaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Bourjotia kralikii Pomel; Heliophytum erosum (Lehm.) DC.; Heliotropium bacciferum var. erosum (Lehm.) Hadidy; Heliotropium canariense Willd. ex Schult.; Heliotropium erosum Lehm.; Heliotropium kralikii Pomel; Heliotropium maroccanum Lehm.; Heliotropium plebeium Banks ex Buch; Heliotropium suffruticescens Pomel
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Heliotropium crispum Desf.
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Habitat : Dry sandy desertic soils
  • Flower, Fruit : August-March
  • Distribution :
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Jodhpur district, Sikar district
  • Native : Afghanistan, Algeria, Burkina, Cameroon, Canary Is., Egypt, India, Libya, Madeira, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Macaronesia, Sahara & Sahel to North-West India
  • Literature :
    • Shetty B.V. and Singh V., (1987). Flora of India Series 2 Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1. Botanical survey of India, Govt. India. PP- 456
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Heliotropium crispum. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

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