Euploca

رمرام

• COMMON NAME:Euploca

• ARABIC:رمرام

• BOTANICAL NAME:Euploca rariflora (Stocks) Diane & Hilger

• SYNONYMS:Heliotropium rariflorum Stocks

• FAMILY:BORAGINACEAE

• KIND:Native

• EMIRATE:Dubai

• GROWTH FORMS:Shrubs

• HABITATS:GulleySandy

• TYPES:Perennial

DESCRIPTION:

Perennial, woody base, main stem up to 7 cm in diameter, with rough bark. Stems intricately branched, erect, up to 30 cm. Leaves 0.1-0.3 - 0.3-0.8 cm, prominent veins, edge slightly wavy, pointed tip, not bristly. Flower few, insignificant, widely spaced, white. Not seen in fruit. Flowering from March to May.

REFERENCES:

M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. V.V. Byalt, V.M. Korshunov, M.V. Korshunov. Cadaster of the Flora of Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates). Al Fujairah 2021. https://identify.plantnet.org/he/the-plant-list/species/Euploca%20rariflora%20(Stocks)%20Diane%20%26%20Hilger/data