Heliotropium sarmentosum (Lam.) Craven

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Heliotropium

Characteristics

A climbing shrub.
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Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.25 - 4.25
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Environment

Gallery forest and well developed lowland and upland rain forest, at elevations up to 900 metres in Australia. Thickets and secondary forests at low and medium elevations in th Philippines. Dry areas, especially near sea.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Distribution

Heliotropium sarmentosum world distribution map, present in Australia, China, Algeria, Indonesia, Iceland, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77069573-1
WFO ID wfo-0000718904
COL ID 3KCTJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 452680
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Synonyms

Tournefortia orientalis Tournefortia horsfieldii Tournefortia acclinis Tournefortia glabrifolia Tournefortia frangulifolia Tournefortia urvilleana Heliotropium sarmentosum Tournefortia sarmentosa Bourreria setosa Tournefortia sarmentosa var. magnifolia