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Genus: Heliotropium
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Euasterid I > Family: Boraginaceae
About
250 species, native to tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions,
with 18 species native to southern Africa, four species naturalised, and
one species that is cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of
Zimbabwe and
Flora of Mozambique.
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Heliotropium albiflorum
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Heliotropium amplexicaule
Recorded from Zimbabwe.
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Heliotropium baclei
See
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Heliotropium ciliatum
See
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Heliotropium curassavicum |
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Heliotropium giessii |
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Heliotropium hereroense |
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Heliotropium indicum
Recorded from Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
See
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Heliotropium lineare |
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Heliotropium nelsonii |
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Heliotropium oliveranum |
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Heliotropium ovalifolium
See
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Heliotropium pectinatum
Recorded from Zimbabwe.
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Heliotropium steudneri
Recorded from Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
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Heliotropium strigosum
See
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Heliotropium supinum
Recorded from Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
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Heliotropium tubulosum |
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Heliotropium zeylanicum
See
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
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Heliotropium amplexicaule (Blue
heliotrope) Native to South America.
See
Wikipedia |
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Heliotropium europaeum
(European heliotrope) Native to Europe,
Asia and North Africa. See
Wikipedia |
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Heliotropium indicum (Indian
heliotrope) Native to Asia. |
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Heliotropium supinum |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
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Heliotropium arborescens
(Garden heliotrope, Heliotrope, Cherry pie)
Native to Peru. See
Wikipedia |
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