Euploca strigosa
(Willd.) Diane & Hilger
Boraginaceae
This name is not universally accepted. We are following the treatment in GRIN; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 125:48. 2012, but the name Heliotropium strigosum Willd., is still also widely used[
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- Plants for a Future
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- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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Heliotropium bicolor DC.
Heliotropium brevifolium Wall.
Heliotropium constrictum Kaplan
Heliotropium cordofanum Hochst. ex A.DC.
Heliotropium hissopifolium Lepr.
Heliotropium longifolium Klotzsch
Heliotropium pygmaeum Klotzsch
Heliotropium senense Klotzsch
Heliotropium sennii Chiov.
Heliotropium strigosum Willd.
Common Name:
General Information
Euploca strigosa is a prostrate to erect, annual or occasionally perennial plant that can grow 15 - 35cm tall. The stems are usually much-branched from the base[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
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- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
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- Flowers of India
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- http://www.flowersofindia.net/
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- A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
Range
Southern Africa - Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, S. Africa.
Habitat
Open woodlands and grasslands on shallow or sandy soils, roadsides, denuded grounds and coastal dunes; at elevations up to 1,200 metres[
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
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Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual/Perennial |
| Height | 0.25 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The plant is used externally to treat a range of conditions, including snakebites, insect and scorpion stings, as a painkiller for pains in the limbs, to treat sore eyes and for healing boils, wounds and ulcers[
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- http://www.prota.org
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- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
]. A mixture of the whole plant, combined with butter, is applied to the breast to treat abscesses[
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- http://www.prota.org
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- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
