Boraginaceae
Euploca

Euploca ovalifolia (Forssk.) Diane & Hilger

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 125: 48 (2003)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Türkiye to Egypt, Dry Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China, Lesser Sunda Islands, Solomon Islands. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Senegal, Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Chagos Archipelago, Ogasawara-shoto

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Miller, J.S. & al. (2021). Flora of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands : Boraginales, Olacaceae and allies, Apiaceae. Collection: Faune et Flore Tropicales: 1-448. Publications scientifiques du Muséum, Paris; IRD, Marseille.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2021). Flore du Gabon 57: 1-173. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1982). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 3: 1-226. Trustees of British Museum, London.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Kalkman, C. & al. (eds.) (1997). Flora Malesiana 13: 1-454. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Kobayashi, S. & Ono, M. (1987). A Revised List of Vascular Plants Indigenous and Introduced to the Bonin (Ogasawara) and the Volcano (Kazan) Islands. Ogasawara Research 13: 1-55.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Launert, E. & Pope, G.V. (eds.) (1990). Flora Zambesiaca 7(4): 1-114. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Sheppard, C.R.C. & Seaward, M.R.D. (eds.) (1999). Ecology of the Chagos archipelago: 1-350. Westbury Academic & Scientific Publishing, Otley.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1991). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Boraginaceae: 1-124.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. & Raus, T. (eds.) (2013). Euro+Med-Checklist notulae, 2. Willdenowia 43: 239-249.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1984 Brown, R. [2924], Australia Heliotropium gracile K000998264 Yes
Aug 1, 1880 Brown, R. [s.n.], Queensland Heliotropium gracile K000998263 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.], Queensland Heliotropium gracile K000998265 Yes
Thozet, A. [s.n.], Queensland Heliotropium gracile K000998266 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Heath [1449], Botswana Heliotropium ovalifolium K000450150 No
Jan 1, 1987 Scott, L. [s.n.], Mozambique Heliotropium ovalifolium K000418766 holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1922 Hunter [s.n.], Tamil Nadu Heliotropium ovalifolium K000998215 Yes
Drege [s.n.], South Africa Heliotropium ovalifolium K000418750 Yes
Drege [s.n.], South Africa Heliotropium ovalifolium K000418751 Yes
Drege [s.n.], South Africa Heliotropium ovalifolium K000418755 Yes
Drege [s.n.], South Africa Heliotropium ovalifolium K000418754 Yes
Rehmann, A. [5295], South Africa Heliotropium ovalifolium K000418753 Yes
Kotschy [7] Heliotropium ovalifolium K000418800 Yes
Kotschy [146], Ethiopia Heliotropium ovalifolium K000418801 Yes
Kotschy [146], Ethiopia Heliotropium ovalifolium K000418802 Yes
Lehmann [s.n.], Egypt Heliotropium ovalifolium K000418817 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.], Pakistan Heliotropium ovalifolium K000998214 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2089], India Heliotropium ovalifolium K001115097 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2089] Heliotropium ovalifolium K001115098 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2089] Heliotropium ovalifolium K001115095 Yes
Chamisso, L.A.von [s.n.], Guam Heliotropium ovalifolium K000998325 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2089], India Heliotropium ovalifolium K001115096 Yes
Gill [s.n.], South Africa Heliotropium ovalifolium K000418752 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2089] Heliotropium ovalifolium K001115094 Yes
Kotschy [333], Sudan Heliotropium ovalifolium K000418799 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7016], India Heliotropium coromandelianum K001126577 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7016] Heliotropium coromandelianum K001126575 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7016] Heliotropium coromandelianum K001126574 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7016] Heliotropium coromandelianum K001126576 Yes
Jun 22, 1848 Kotschy [333], Sudan Heliotropium kunzii K000418803 Yes

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