Heliotropium indicum L.

Description:

Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Heliotropium indicum L. Boraginaceae. CN: [Malay - Rumput kala jengking], Indian heliotrope, Turnsole. Heliotropium indicum, Boraginaceae. Rumput kala jengking, Turnsole. Native to Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru; elsewhere naturalized. Annual, hirsute plant that is a common weed in waste places and settled areas. Widely used in folk medicines in many cultures. Synonyms:Eliopia riparia Raf. Eliopia serrata Raf. Heliophytum indicum (L.) DC. Heliophytum velutinum DC. Heliotropium anisophyllum P.Beauv. Heliotropium cordifolium Moench Heliotropium foetidum Salisb. Heliotropium horminifolium Mill. Tiaridium anisophyllum G.Don Tiaridium indicum (L.) Lehm. Tiaridium velutinum Lehm.Ref. and suggested reading:www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2844124www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?18825tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Heliotropium+i...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliotropium_indicum