EPPO Global Database

Heliotropium indicum(HEOIN)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: HEOIN
  • Preferred name: Heliotropium indicum
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

South America (Peru, Brazil, Bolivia to Argentina). Introduced in India, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan), most of Africa (including Madagascar),  USA (southeast), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean (Cuba to Puerto Rico), South America (Ecuador to Venezuela), New Guinea

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Heliotropium africanum Schumacher & Thonning

Common names
Name
Language
dà wěi yáo Chinese
大尾摇 Chinese
wilde heliotroop Dutch
scorpion weed English
Indian heliotrope English (US)
herbe papillon French
indische Sonnenwende German
namban-rurisô Japanese
nanbanruriso Japanese
ナンバンルリソウ Japanese
folhas-galo Portuguese
galo Portuguese
heliotrópio-indiano Portuguese
borragem-brava Portuguese (BR)
rabo-de-mico Portuguese (BR)
bigotitos Spanish
borrajón Spanish
moco de pavo Spanish (DO)
cola de alacrán Spanish (HN)
cotorrera Spanish (MX)