Euploca ovalifolia
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Road no8 between 4 and 11, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Road no8 between 4 and 11, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Road no8 between 4 and 11, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Urema River, near Road 11 crossing, Gorongosa National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Heliotropium coromandelianum Retz. Heliotropium ovalifolium Forssk. Heliotropium phyllosepalum Baker |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Decumbent annual or perennial herb, sometimes erect, up to 60 cm. Leaves alternate, numerous, obovate or elliptic, covered in long and short silvery hairs; margin slightly revolute. Flowers in elongated inflorescences, eventually up to 17 cm, white with yellow inside the corolla tube, hairy on the outside. Fruits 1.5 × 2 mm, depressed subglobular, densely covered in short hairs. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | ovalifolium: with oval (elliptic) leaves |
| Habitat: | In sandy or muddy soils on riverbanks, swamp edges, floodplains and grassland. Also along roadsides and on waste grounds. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1300 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical and subtropical Africa, Madagascar, Arabia, india and Pakistan. |
| FZ divisions: | N,Z,T,MS,GI,M |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Utetheisa pulchella (Food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 12 March 2016 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 31. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 20. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 354. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 30. Martins, E.S. (1990). Boraginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4) Pages 87 - 88. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 140. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 44. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 41. Taton, A. (1971). Boraginaceae Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi Jardin Botanique National de Belgique Pages 32 - 34. as Heliotropium ovalifolium Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 201. Wild, H. (1955). Common Rhodesian Weeds Government of Rhodesia, Salisbury Page 81. (Includes a picture). |
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