Heliotropium keralense

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Heliotropium keralense
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Heliotropium
Species:
H. keralense
Binomial name
Heliotropium keralense
Sivar. & Manilal

Heliotropium keralense is a small erect herb with a pubescent stem, ovate leaves and white flowers. [1]

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Distribution

This species is native to South India, occurring in Karnataka (Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts) and Kerala (Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Kottayam, and Alappuzha districts). [2]

Uses

A paste made from the leaves is traditionally applied to treat scorpion stings. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Jose, T. and Antony, V.T., 2021. Heliotropium indicum L. and Heliotropium keralense Sivar. & Manilal, J.: DNA Barcoding Studies for Species Identity. European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences, 10(1), pp.pp-116.
  2. ↑ Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Heliotropium keralense. Downloaded on 2 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Silja, V.P., Varma, K.S. and Mohanan, K.V., 2008. Ethnomedicinal plant knowledge of the Mullu kuruma tribe of Wayanad district, Kerala. Indian journal of Traditional knowledge, 7(4), pp.604-612.
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