Heliotropium ovalifolium Forssk.
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Zambian side - walk to 2nd embarcation point, Katombora, Zambezi
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Zambian side - walk to 2nd embarcation point, Katombora, Zambezi
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Road no8 between 4 and 11, Gorongosa National Park.
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Road no8 between 4 and 11, Gorongosa National Park.
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Road no8 between 4 and 11, Gorongosa National Park.
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Urema River, near Road 11 crossing, Gorongosa National Park.
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B8 to Ngoma
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Near solar pannels, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
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Near solar pannels, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
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Near solar pannels, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
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Near solar pannels, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
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Near solar pannels, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
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Near solar pannels, Ngepi Camp, Kavango River
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Near Lodges, Crocodile Farm, Kariba
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Near Lodges, Crocodile Farm, Kariba
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Near Lodges, Crocodile Farm, Kariba
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Shumba Picnic Site, Hwange NP
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Shumba Picnic Site, Hwange NP
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Shumba Picnic Site, Hwange NP
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Shumba Picnic Site, Hwange NP
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Bridge crossing along Zvishavane - Mbalabala road
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Zvishavane - Mbalabala road
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Heliotropium coromandelianum Retz. Heliotropium phyllosepalum Baker
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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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. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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ovalifolium: with oval (elliptic) leaves |
Habitat:
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In sandy or muddy soils on riverbanks, swamp edges, floodplains and grassland. Also along roadsides and on waste grounds. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Widespread in tropical and subtropical Africa, Madagascar, Arabia, india and Pakistan. |
Botswana distribution:
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N,SW,SE |
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Endemic status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Utetheisa pulchella (Food plant)
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Spot characters:
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Literature:
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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).
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.
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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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Botswana: Species information: Heliotropium ovalifolium. https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=148370, retrieved 6 May 2024
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