Mazhar Botanic Garden

Heliotropium arboreum (Blanco)Mabb.

Velvetleaf soldierbush

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001166
Common name: Velvetleaf soldierbush
English name: Octopus bush, Tree Heliotrope
Native: Tropical Asia, China, Madagascar
Country: China Madagascar Tropical asia
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen shrub or small tree, 3-4 m tall leaves light green, silvery in sheen fruit small opaque and fleshy

Ornamental plant. Fire wood. the wood used to make handicrafts tools. leaves medicinal, used as a spice on some islands. mature leaves contain rosmarinic acid, antibacterial, antioxidant and anti inflammatory.

Tournefotria argentea Lf

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Texture: Adaptable Chalk Loam Sandy alluvia
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Topography: Coastal area
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Semi arid
Climates: Mediterranean
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Stem cuttings seeds
Flowering time: Summer-spring
Zone: 10 : 12
pH range: It is capable of growing near the ocean in saline conditions and infertile, sand and rocky soils..

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