Perennial herb ; up to 45 cm tall , forming clumps . Stems ascending to decumbent to ± erect , sparsely to densely pubescent to pilose . Leaves alternate , 6–20 × 2–5 mm , fleshy , often in clusters on axillary short shoots , oblanceolate , sessile or base narrowing into a short petiole to 1 mm , apex obtuse , margins entire , pubescent on both surfaces . Inflorescences sessile in simple or forked unilateral cymes , ebracteate . Flowers white or yellow , tubular ; calyx 4–5 mm , 5-lobed almost to base ; lobes equal , ± 4 mm , oblong , obtuse , pubescent ; corolla white or yellow , tubular , 5-lobed ; tube ± 5 mm , pubescent outside , glabrous within ; lobes 1–2 mm , oblong , obtuse , spreading ; stamens 5 ; filaments short , attached in the upper half of corolla tube , included ; style glabrous ; stigmatic head ± 1 mm , conical , shortly pubescent ; basal ring present . Fruit 3–5 mm across , globose , with a single 4-seeded stone , mesocarp thin , fleshy , densely hairy . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 3) .
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Regional Endemic (RE) - Vulnerable (VU D1) - National Assessment
Not Common
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Heliotropium drepanophyllum Bak.
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maintenanceAr.Item1
Not known
Not recorded yet.
*Ghazanfar, S. (2015). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.3: Loganiaceae – Asteraceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789082352511 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *https://somemagneticislandplants.com.au *Patzelt, A. (2015). Oman Plant Red Data Book. Published by Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman. Oman Botanic Garden Publication No. 1. ISBN 978-99969-50-10-0. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
