Heliotropium curassavicum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Boraginales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Heliotropioideae
Genus: Heliotropium
Species: Heliotropium curassavicum
Varietates: H. c. var. argentinum – H. c. var. curassavicum – H. c. var. fruticulosum – H. c. var. obovatum – H. c. var. oculatum

Name

Heliotropium curassavicum L., 1753

Synonyms

Coldenia succulenta Peter
Heliotropium angustifolium Raf.
Heliotropium chenopodioides Willd.
Heliotropium chilense Bertero
Heliotropium curassavicum var. violaceum Ram.Goyena
Heliotropium curassavicum var. xerophilum A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
Heliotropium glaucophyllum Moench
Heliotropium glaucum Salisb.
Heliotropium lehmannianum Bruns
Heliotropium virens E.Mey. ex DC.
Heliotropium xerophilum Cockerell

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Texas
Continental: Southern America
- Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Central American Pac, Chile Central, Chile North, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced into:
- Algeria, Angola, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Botswana, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Free State, Greece, Gulf States, Illinois, KwaZulu-Natal, Libya, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, West Himalaya

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 130.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Heliotropium curassavicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Heliotropium curassavicum. Published online. Accessed: Oct 13 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Heliotropium curassavicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Oct 2020.
Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Heliotropium curassavicum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: salt heliotrope
suomi: Lännenheliotrooppi
français: Héliotrope de Curaçao
हिन्दी: নোনা হাতিশুড়
Hiri Motu: Curaçaowa wobrotnička
svenska: Strandheliotrop
Tiếng Việt: Vòi voi duyên hải

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