Heliotropium indicum  L.

Indian Heliotrope
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Heliotropium
Species: indicum

  • Common names: Indian Heliotrope
  • Thai names: กุนอกาโม ku-no-ka-mo (Malay-Pattani), ผักแพวขาว phak phaeo khao (Kanchanaburi), หญ้างวงช้าง ya nguang chang (Central), หญ้างวงช้างน้อย ya nguang chang noi (Northern)
  • Chinese names: 大尾摇 da wei yao
  • Distribution: Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan (Ryukyu Islands), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam; Africa, North America, Pacific Islands, South America​
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum, Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
Heliotropium indicum image location map.jpg
Image locations
Images of Heliotropium indicum from Thailand.
Heliotropium indicum, Indian heliotrope from Thailand.jpg
Heliotropium indicum (Indian heliotrope, Chiang Mai Prov.)
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Heliotropium indicum (Chaiyaphum Prov.)
Heliotropium indicum from Mae Hong Son April 2018.jpg
Heliotropium indicum from, Muang Mae Hong Son, April 2018
References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
BGO Plant Database, The Botanical Garden Organization
Flora of China