*Heliotropium indicum * L.
- *hee-lee-oh-TROH-pee-um* -- from the Greek *helios* (sun) and *trope*(turning) *IN-dih-kum* or *in-DEE-kum* -- of or from India ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-XnKALJLi4ZvWhItDcjW2mcyZrg> [image: Hathajori (Hindi: हाथाजोड़ी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4450433818%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzefbruzsMbJf-D_FJ-YrOHjDunzTw> Mar 20, 2010 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra *commonly known as*: erysipelas plant, Indian heliotrope, Indian turnsole, scorpion weed, wild clary • *Bengali*: হাতিসুর hatisura • *Gujarati*: હાથી સૂંઢરા hathi-sundhara • *Hindi*: हाथाजोड़ी hathajori • *Kannada*: ಚೆಳುಬಾಲದ ಗಿಡ chelubalada gida, ಚೆಳುಮಣಿ ಗಿಡ chelumani gida • *Konkani*: ajeru • * Malayalam*: തേക്കട thekkada • *Manipuri*: leihenbi • *Marathi*: भुरुंडी bhurundi • *Nepalese*: हात्ति सुंडे झार hatti sunde jhar • *Oriya*: hati-sand • *Sanskrit*: चञ्चुफल chanchuphala, श्रीहस्तीनी shrihastini, वृश्चिकली vrscikali • *Tamil*: தேட்கொடுக்கி tetkotukki • *Telugu*: నాగదంతి naga danti *Native to*: Asia, or perhaps South America, distibuted throughout tropics & subtropics *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.in%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FIndian%2520Heliotrope.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzej-WenF3gdJwoM5q4QM0UUHf_Upw>• Missouri Plants<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.missouriplants.com%2FBluealt%2FHeliotropium_indicum_page.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdwG0ciXFcqRBl1NA2amzVHD25rvw>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F18825&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzey8nl8wAxWl7MfB2ESlBQfF2u7xg>• PIER<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hear.org%2Fpier%2Fspecies%2Fheliotropium_indicum.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcSc-a8Sxtfo23Pxi6uZBUJoCM3PA>• eFlora<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.efloras.org%2Fflorataxon.aspx%3Fflora_id%3D2%26taxon_id%3D200019035&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfVOCrS-LRE5F0tvdnpIUREMovTUg>• *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar *more views*: - Mar 20, 2010 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra [image: Hathi-sundhara (Gujarati: હાથી સૂંઢરા)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4450432794%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzel-0EzCo2K5lMozDfIMYSbd2mUaA> [image: Chelubalada Gida (Kannada: ಚೆಳುಬಾಲದ ಗಿಡ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4450437940%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcrD60lCBzgjMn5d98Ke_L36dkyuQ> - Feb 15, 2009 ... at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park), Mumbai [image: Tetkotukki (Malayalam: தேட்கொடுக்கி)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3292330133%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdUWJ2AQM6X5Q4vLhws9-iM55vqjg> ... more views on *flickr*<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Heliotropiumindicum&w=91314344%40N00&s=rec&m=tags> . Regards. Dinesh
