Heliotropium curassavicum
Heliotropium curassavicum L.
- kingdom Plantae
- phylum Magnoliophyta
- class Magnoliopsida
- order Lamiales
- family Boraginaceae
- genus Heliotropium
Common Names
رحب (رَحَب)، رحابه (رَحابَه، رُحابه) (Arabic), غبيره (غُبِّيره، غُبَّيره)، رحى (رَحى) (Arabic)
Languages: English
Ecology and Distribution
Global Distribution
Tropical America.
Distribution in Egypt
Nile region (Heliopolis, Helwan, Cairo, Burg El Burullus), Eastern desert (Wadi Degla).
Habitat
Edges of salt marshes, saline oils.
Life Expectancy
Perennial.
Taxonomy
- Heliotropium glaucum Salisb. (synonym)
- Heliotropium glaucophyllum Moench. (synonym)
- Heliotropium chenopodioides Willd. (synonym)
References
(Submitted). Flora of Egypt. Cairo: Al Hadara Publishing..