Euploca strigosa (Willd.) Diane & Hilger

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Euploca

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.25-0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.3
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Open woodlands and grasslands on shallow or sandy soils, roadsides, denuded grounds and coastal dunes; at elevations up to 1,200 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Periodontal diseases (bark), Snake bites (bark), Ulcer (bark), Wounds and injuries (bark), Periodontal diseases (leaf), Snake bites (leaf), Ulcer (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Lactation disorders (root), Periodontal diseases (root), Snake bites (root), Ulcer (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Toothache (shoot), Anodyne (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Eye (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Ophthalmia (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Eye infections (unspecified), Eye pain (unspecified), Hemorrhoids (unspecified), Laxatives (unspecified), Mental disorders (unspecified), Pain (unspecified), Periodontal diseases (unspecified), Snake bites (unspecified), Suppuration (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified), Bites and stings (whole plant), Diuretics (whole plant), Eye pain (whole plant), Furunculosis (whole plant), Insect bites and stings (whole plant), Periodontal diseases (whole plant), Scorpion stings (whole plant), Snake bites (whole plant), Ulcer (whole plant), Wounds and injuries (whole plant)
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 strigosa world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Bhutan, Botswana, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Kenya, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Mali, Myanmar, Mozambique, Mauritania, Malawi, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, eSwatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Viet Nam, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60430587-2
WFO ID wfo-0000682807
COL ID 3CVT5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Euploca strigosa Heliotropium pygmaeum Heliotropium thymeloides Heliotropium thymoides Heliotropium bicolor Heliotropium compactum Heliotropium cordofanum Heliotropium senense Heliotropium sennii Heliotropium constrictum Lithospermum chinense Lithospermum chinensis Peristima bicolor Heliotropium brevifolium Heliotropium parvifolium Heliotropium longifolium Heliotropium strigosum Heliotropium strigosum subsp. brevifolium Heliotropium strigosum subsp. strigosum