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Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Boraginaceae<br />

Heliotropium ovalifolium Forssk.<br />

English name: Heliotropio.<br />

Local name: Uth Charo.<br />

Description:<br />

An annual dwarf branched prostrate or decumbent herb. Leaves with dense grayish<br />

white hairs. Midrib very clear, lamina oval shaped entire margins. Flowers minute,<br />

white.<br />

Flowering Period:<br />

February toAugust.<br />

Habitat:<br />

Awetland species, found near the water bodies.<br />

Uses:<br />

The plant is used in homeopathic medicine for pain-killer<br />

and venereal diseases.<br />

Distribution:<br />

Africa, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, India, Indo-China and<br />

Australia.

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