Euploca ovalifolia (Forssk.) Diane & Hilger

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Euploca

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.5-0.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.6
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Occurs in diverse habitats, though drier places are preferred in general. In grasslands, floodplains, edges of swamps, riverbanks, roadsides and waste grounds, mainly on sandy or muddy soils; at elevations up to 1,300 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity 10-12
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food food medicinal poison social use
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Anti-inflammatory agents (aerial part), Antifungal agents (leaf), Poison (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified), Wart (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Anti-poisoning (unspecified), Vomiting (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Euploca ovalifolia world distribution map, present in Angola, Anguilla, Australia, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cameroon, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, India, Iceland, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Mauritania, Malawi, Nigeria, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, eSwatini, Chad, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Viet Nam, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Euploca ovalifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60430581-2
WFO ID wfo-0000682799
COL ID 6HCSG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 706362
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Euploca ovalifolia Heliotropium brocchianum Heliotropium kunzii Heliotropium niloticum Heliotropium polystachyum Heliotropium sienites Heliotropium syenites Heliotropium apiculatum Heliotropium obovatum Heliotropium ovalifolium Heliotropium phyllosepalum Heliotropium villosum Heliotropium cinereum Heliotropium gracile Heliotropium tomentosum Heliotropium coromandelianum var. oblongifolium Heliotropium coromandelianum var. ovalifolium Heliotropium ovalifolium var. gracile Heliotropium coromandelianum Heliotropium coromandelianum var. depressum