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Heliotropium indicum
Heliotropium indicum
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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Botanical Name :
Heliotropium indicum
L.
Common Name :
Hathi Sundhi, Bhurundi, Indian Heliotrope, Erysipelas Plant, Scorpion Weed
Plant Family :
Boraginaceae
Plant Form :
Herb
Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park, Ayurvedic Udyan
About Heliotropium indicum Plant :
Habit :
An annual herb, hairy.
Leaves :
Alternate or subopposite, about 3 inches large, ovate, obtuse, wavy, cordate, oblique and decurrent, hairy, petioles slightly winged.
Inflorescence :
Simple or forked extra-axillary scorpioid spikes, 2-ranked.
Flowers :
White or pale-violet.
Calyx deeply 5-partite, hairy.
Corolla funnel-shaped, lobes 5, orbicular.
Stamens 5, filaments short.
Ovary 4-celled, with one ovule in each cell, style terminal, stigma with an annular frill.
Fruits :
Pyrenes bilobed.
Flowering and Fruiting Time :
October-December
Significance :
A common weed in wastelands everywhere.
The plant is used as a local application for boils, ulcers, sores, and stings of insects and reptiles.
It has great reputation for the cure of sore throat and tonsils.