Heliotropium zeylanicum subsp. zeylanicum

 
  • Family : BORAGINACEAE
    (Forget-Me-Not Or Borage Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : LASORA FAMILY (लसोड़ा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Boraginaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Heliotropium zeylanicum (Burm.f.) Lam.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Paani biraja (Oria)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : On plains along waysides and in fallow fields
  • Comments / notes : Uncommon in open situations in deciduos forests
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy, Arun Singh
  • Collection Date : 13/09/2014
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-0197
  • Collection Locality : Toppur to Melpatti road, Tiruvannamalai district (TN)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Chittoor district, Guntur district
    • Maharashtra : Dhule district, Pune district, Solapur district
    • Odisha : Sambalpur district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district, Coimbatore district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Heliotropium zeylanicum subsp. zeylanicum. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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