Boraginaceae
Euploca

Euploca strigosa (Willd.) Diane & Hilger

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 125: 49 (2003)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Old World. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, China Southeast, Djibouti, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • 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.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • Kalkman, C. & al. (eds.) (1997). Flora Malesiana 13: 1-454. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Launert, E. & Pope, G.V. (eds.) (1990). Flora Zambesiaca 7(4): 1-114. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Quézel, P. (1958). Mission Botanique au Tibesti: 1-357. Université d'Alger.
  • Riedl, H. (1967). Flora Iranica 48: 1-281. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Taton, A. (1971). Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi, Boraginaceae: 1-82. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
van der Zon, A.P.M. [503] Benin K001562495 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Middleton et al. [5196] Thailand Heliotropium strigosum K000734422 No
Sep 1, 2008 Bon, H.F. [5328] Vietnam Heliotropium strigosum K000610059 No
Gilbert, M.G. [4745] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448615 Yes
Hucks, P.; Hucks, P. (Mrs) [1052] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448634 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Heliotropium strigosum K005448692 Yes
Schimper, W. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia Heliotropium strigosum K000998174 Unknown Type Material Yes
Luke, W.R.Q. [3431] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448628 Yes
Anderson, B. [332] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448678 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1827] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448690 Yes
Geilinger (Dr) [11] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448667 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [450] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448658 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/59] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448681 Yes
Stannard, B.; Gilbert, M.G. [1076] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448707 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Williams, J.G. [B5216] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448631 Yes
Tanner, R. [4130] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448652 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3758] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448643 Yes
Cole, M. [84] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448683 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB4187] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448618 Yes
Carter, S.; Stannard, B. [362] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448710 Yes
Bax, R. [248] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448651 Yes
Batty, M. [1182] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448686 Yes
Bent, J.T. [s.n.] Sudan Heliotropium strigosum K000418793 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kässner [536] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448640 Yes
[Muriithi] [220] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448625 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q. [3393] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448613 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [554] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448656 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [6264] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448620 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [17265] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448632 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1220] Heliotropium strigosum K005448693 Yes
Hucks, B. [1179] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448645 Yes
Arnstein Lye, K. [9133] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448708 Yes
Richards, M. (Mrs) [23429] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448654 Yes
Kotschy [116] Sudan Heliotropium strigosum K000418794 Isosyntype Yes
Geilinger (Dr) [541] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448668 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [24788] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448663 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3778] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448638 Yes
[Somersen] [235] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448609 Yes
Hucks, B. [1168] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448633 Yes
Burtt Davy, J. [22737] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448644 Yes
Bally; Smith, A.R. [B14504] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448704 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [919] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448639 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [11398] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448665 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1065] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448623 Yes
Batty, M. (Mrs.) [896] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448685 Yes
Peter, A. [52419] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K001604253 Yes
van Someren [235A] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448621 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [5970] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448630 Yes
Powys [G15] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448703 Yes
Anderson, B. [1324] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448699 Yes
Napper, D. [1647] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448619 Yes
Pielou, D.P. [103] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448674 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1121] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448701 Yes
Bjørnstad, A. [AB969] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448697 Yes
Richards, M. (Mrs) [19846] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448676 Yes
Schimper, W. [848] Saudi Arabia Heliotropium strigosum K000998172 Unknown Type Material Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12637] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448642 Yes
[S.K. Nganga] [148] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448647 Yes
Fischer, C. [5] Saudi Arabia Heliotropium strigosum K000998173 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jaasund, E. [2112] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448682 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [25170] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448660 Yes
Richards, M. (Mrs) [20322] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448659 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [25249] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448662 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [1484] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448673 Yes
Graham, R.M. [1901] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448635 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [21270] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448700 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [25116] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448664 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [18017] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448698 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q. [3529] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448627 Yes
Tweedie [2762] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448612 Yes
[J. R. Wedch] [370] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448689 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [20435] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448646 Yes
Backeus, I. [1095] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448696 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [13923] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448694 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [21200] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448705 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB842] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448712 Yes
Beesley, J.S.S. [111] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448684 Yes
Hornby, H.E. [192] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448677 Yes
Mwasumbi, L.B. [10333] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448691 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [685] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448657 Yes
Newbould, J.G.B. [3327] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448611 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gachathi, N.; Gatheri, G. [5078] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448713 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3705] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448669 Yes
Ryvarden, L. [5638] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448626 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448641 Yes
Stocks, J.E. [914] India Heliotropium strigosum K000998217 Unknown Type Material Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A. [2203] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448695 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Le Pelley, R.H.L. [3504] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448711 Yes
Pocs, S.; Pócs, T. [88053/L] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448680 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [1432] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448655 Yes
Kokwaro, J.O.; Mathenge, S.G. [2817] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448617 Yes
Stannard, B.; Gilbert, M.G. [912] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448702 Yes
Tanner [1357] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448649 Yes
Tweedie (Mrs) [1687] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448629 Yes
Nganga, S.K. [148] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448637 Yes
Bax, R. [248] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448650 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [3856] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448671 Yes
Kotschy [96] Ethiopia Heliotropium strigosum K000418792 Isosyntype Yes
Kotschy [96] Ethiopia Heliotropium strigosum K000418795 Type Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [6668] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448616 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7542] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448688 Yes
Kotschy [208] Sudan Heliotropium strigosum K000418796 Isosyntype Yes
Archbold, N.E. [1021] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448672 Yes
Tanner, R. [1357] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448648 Yes
Napier, E.R. [1062] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448636 Yes
Batty, M. [504] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448687 Yes
Leippert, H. [5064] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448709 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [1371] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448624 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W. [71/333] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448706 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1271] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448610 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [4744] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448614 Yes
Tanner, R. [4154] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448653 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Mwasumbi, L.; Vollesen, K.B. [1019] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448675 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [25432] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448661 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [3587] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448679 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [1722] Kenya Heliotropium strigosum K005448622 Yes
Grote [5010] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448670 Yes
Tanner, R. [3458] Tanzania Heliotropium strigosum K005448666 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Wallich, N. [914] India Heliotropium brevifolium K000998232 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 914] India Heliotropium brevifolium K001110281 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 914] Nepal Heliotropium brevifolium K001110277 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith, W. [s.n.] Heliotropium brevifolium K000998234 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 914] India Heliotropium brevifolium K001110279 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 914] Burma Heliotropium brevifolium K001110278 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 914] India Heliotropium brevifolium K001110276 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. Heliotropium brevifolium K000998233 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 914] India Heliotropium brevifolium K001110280 Unknown Type Material Yes

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