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Heliotropium ellipticum

Common name:		Family:	Boraginaceae
Author:	Ledeb.	Botanical references:	74
Synonyms:	Heliotropium eichwaldii (Steud.)
Known Hazards:	The seeds are toxic[74].
Range:	E. Asia - Himalayas.
Habitat:	Stony slopes in semi-desert and semi-steppe belts, rarely in steppes. Often a weed in oases, river gravel and sand[74].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	0	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	1

Other Possible Synonyms:	From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below.
	H. eichwaldi[E]
Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	ellipticum = elliptic;
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Lamiales. Borage family
Other Range Info:	From the Ethnobotany Database
	India

Physical Characteristics

Perennial growing to 0.3m. . The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). We rate it 0/5 for edibility and 1/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires dry or moist soil.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal Uses

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Skin; Stings.

Used in the treatment of boils, ulcers and the bites of snakes and mad dogs[145].

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

A vicariant of H. europaeum[74].
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Propagation

Seed -

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Web References

References for Heliotropium eichwaldi (a possible synonym).

[E] Ethnobotany Data (common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.

References for the family Boraginaceae.

[CHINA] Data Very detailed botanical/identification info. from the Flora of China.

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Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.

References

[74] Komarov. V. L. Flora of the USSR. Israel Program for Scientific Translation 1968
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers.

[145] Singh. Dr. G. and Kachroo. Prof. Dr. P. Forest Flora of Srinagar. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh 1976
A good flora of the western Himalayas but poorly illustrated. Some information on plant uses.

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