Heliotropium indicum

Heliotropium indicum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Boraginales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Heliotropioideae
Genus: Heliotropium
Species: Heliotropium indicum

Name

Heliotropium indicum L., (1753)

Synonyms

• Eliopia riparia Raf.
• Eliopia serrata Raf.
• Heliophytum foetidum DC.
• Heliophytum indicum (L.) DC.
• Heliophytum velutinum DC.
• Heliotropium africanum Schumach. & Thonn.
• Heliotropium anisophyllum P.Beauv.
• Heliotropium cordifolium Moench
• Heliotropium foetidum Salisb.
• Heliotropium horminifolium Mill.
• Heliotropium lanceolatum Noronha
• Heliotropium parviflorum Blanco
• Tiaridium anisophyllum G.Don
• Tiaridium indicum (L.) Lehm.
• Tiaridium indicum var. mexicanum M.Martens & Galeotti
• Tiaridium velutinum Lehm.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Introduced into: Alabama, Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, India, Ivory Coast, Kentucky, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., South China Sea, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 139.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Heliotropium indicum. Accessed: 2022 Aug 15.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Heliotropium indicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Aug 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Heliotropium indicum. Published online. Accessed: 15 Aug 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Heliotropium indicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Aug 2022.

Vernacular names

العربية: رقيب الشمس الهندي
مصرى: رقيب الشمس الهندي
bamanankan: Nɔɔnsiku
বাংলা: হাতিশুঁড়
dagbanli: Kpansogwa
English: Indian heliotrope
español: Alacrancillo
Kreyòl ayisyen: Vèvenn pyan
Bahasa Indonesia: Sangketan
Jawa: Tlalé gajah
മലയാളം: തേൾക്കട
ဘာသာမန်: လပှ်စိင်၊ တၞံ
Kapampangan: Uladulad
português: Cravo de urubu
தமிழ்: தேள் கொடுக்கி
తెలుగు: నాగదంతి
ไทย: หญ้างวงช้าง
Tiếng Việt: Vòi voi
中文: 狗尾草, 大尾摇, 狗尾天芥菜
中文（简体）: 大尾摇, 狗尾天芥菜, 狗尾草, 象鼻草

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