Heliotropium indicum L.

  • Filed As

    Boraginaceae
    Heliotropium indicum L.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated near house.

  • Description

    Herb, 50 cm tall, flowers light purple.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05014440

    Occurrence ID: a0085e02-7c00-4df6-a91b-c0b9f44ae129

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Boraginales

  • Family

    Boraginaceae

  • All Determinations

    Heliotropium indicum L. det J. A. Kallunki, 1984

Herb, 50 cm tall, flowers light purple.
Habitats Cultivated near house,
N.V. Portuguese:	"Grjsta	de	Solo"
Guajajara:	?
Use:	To treat cuts and other small wounds; mash leaves
directly on the wound,
MARANHAO:	Posto	Indfgena	Plndare'	(FUNAI	POST
Guajajara Indians), Mun, de Bom Jardim along Rio
Plndare, ca, 15 km W of Santa Ines. Lat. 3*30» South;
Long, 45*30» West,
M.J. Ballck, J.M, Frazao, J.G.A. Vieira, & W.S, da
Sf,va-	3	Sep	1983
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
05014440
Botanical studies undertaken through the sponsorship of
the U, S, Agency for International Development and
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvlmento Clentfflco e
TecnoIógIco. Collaborating Institutions! Centro
Nacional de Recursos Genéticos, Empresa Brasllelra de
Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Instituto Estadual do Babapú,
The New York Botanical Garden,
05014440