Euploca ovalifolia(Forssk.) Diane & Hilger

WFO wfo-0000682799 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Euploca ovalifolia, photographed by Mahomed Desai
fig. a Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-10-17 / obs. 164733709
Euploca ovalifolia, photographed by S.MORE
fig. b S.MORE, CC0 1.0 / obs. 92784668
Euploca ovalifolia, photographed by S.MORE
fig. c S.MORE, CC0 1.0 / obs. 107058978
Euploca ovalifolia, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. d Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 153490068
Euploca ovalifolia, photographed by Ryan Donnelly
fig. e Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 201926192
Euploca ovalifolia, photographed by rosshawkins
fig. f rosshawkins, CC0 1.0 / obs. 161930526
Euploca ovalifolia, photographed by Dave U
fig. g Dave U, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 149888372
Euploca ovalifolia, photographed by Tony Rebelo
fig. h Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 15337345

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Native range 50 botanical countries

Regions where Euploca ovalifolia is native: Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Djibouti, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Oman, Palestine, Türkiye, Yemen, Assam, Bangladesh, India, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Solomon Is., Thailand, Vietnam AngolaBotswanaBurkinaBurundiCameroonCape ProvincesCaprivi StripChadDjiboutiDR CongoEgyptEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGabonGhanaGuinea-BissauKenyaKwaZulu-NatalMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaNorthern ProvincesSenegalSomaliaSudan-South SudanTanzaniaUgandaZambiaZimbabweOmanPalestineTürkiyeYemenAssamBangladeshIndiaLesser Sunda Is.MyanmarNepalPakistanSolomon Is.ThailandVietnam
Native distribution of Euploca ovalifolia, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Angola ANG AFRICA
Botswana BOT
Burkina BKN
Burundi BUR
Cameroon CMN
Cape Provinces CPP
Caprivi Strip CPV
Chad CHA
Djibouti DJI
DR Congo ZAI
Egypt EGY
Eritrea ERI
Eswatini SWZ
Ethiopia ETH
Gabon GAB
Ghana GHA
Guinea-Bissau GNB
Kenya KEN
KwaZulu-Natal NAT
Madagascar MDG
Malawi MLW
Mali MLI
Mauritania MTN
Mozambique MOZ
Namibia NAM
Niger NGR
Nigeria NGA
Northern Provinces TVL
Senegal SEN
Socotra SOC
Somalia SOM
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Uganda UGA
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
India IND
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
Pakistan PAK
Solomon Is. SOL
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
Oman OMA ASIA-TEMPERATE
Palestine PAL
Türkiye TUR
Yemen YEM

Not drawn on the map: Socotra. We hold no public-domain boundary for this region, so it is listed rather than guessed at.

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 19 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Heliotropium apiculatum E.Mey. ex DC.
  • Heliotropium brocchianum Vis.
  • Heliotropium cinereum R.Br.
  • Heliotropium coromandelianum J.Koenig ex Retz.
  • Heliotropium coromandelianum var. depressum (Cham.) A.DC.
  • Heliotropium coromandelianum var. oblongifolium DC.
  • Heliotropium coromandelianum var. ovalifolium Lehm.
  • Heliotropium gracile R.Br.
  • Heliotropium kunzii Lehm.
  • Heliotropium niloticum A.DC.
  • Heliotropium obovatum D.Don
  • Heliotropium ovalifolium Forssk.
  • Heliotropium ovalifolium var. gracile (R.Br.) Domin
  • Heliotropium phyllosepalum Baker
  • Heliotropium polystachyum Poir.
  • Heliotropium sienites DC.
  • Heliotropium syenites Spreng.
  • Heliotropium tomentosum Poir.
  • Heliotropium villosum Sieber. ex DC.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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