Heliotropium europaeum

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 europaeum

Name

Heliotropium europaeum L., Sp. Pl.: 130 (1753).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Heliotropium majus Garsault, Fig. Pl. Méd.: t. 299 (1764), opus utiq. oppr.
- Heliotropium erectum Lam., Fl. Franç. 2: 281 (1779).
- Heliotropium vulgare Gaterau, Desc. Pl. Montauban: 47 (1789).
- Heliotropium canescens Moench, Methodus: 415 (1794).
- Heliotropium humile Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 118 (1796).
- Heliotropium glandulosum R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 493 (1810).
- Heliotropium commutatum Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 29 (1819).
- Heliotropium oblongifolium Hornem., Hort. Bot. Hafn., Suppl.: 19 (1819).
- Heliotropium europaeum var. tenuiflorum Guss., Fl. Sicul. Prodr. 1: 205 (1827).
  - Heliotropium tenuiflorum (Guss.) Guss., Fl. Sicul. Syn. 1: 216 (1843).
  - Heliotropium europaeum subsp. tenuiflorum (Guss.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 508 (1881).
- Heliotropium carduchorum K.Koch, Linnaea 22: 627 (1849).
- Heliotropium subcanescens Steven, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 24(I): 564 (1851).
- Heliotropium lacunarium F.Muell., Trans. Philos. Soc. Victoria 1: 20 (1855).
- Heliotropium europaeum var. gymnocarpum Borbás, Math. Term. Közlem. 14: 405 (1876). PDF
- Heliotropium album St.-Lag. in A.Cariot, Étude Fl., éd. 8, 2: 614 (1889).
- Heliotropium dioscoridis Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 1: 508 (1897).
- Heliotropium europaeum var. hebecarpum H.Lindb., Acta Soc. Sci. Fenn., Ser. B, Opera Biol. 1(2): 125 (1932).
- Heliotropium europaeum var. hispidulum P.Monts., Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 5: 335 (1957), "hispidula".

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Krym, South European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Eritrea, Ethiopia (introduced).
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States, Oman, Yemen.
- Regional: China
  - China North-Central, Xinjiang (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India, Pakistan.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria (introduced).
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia.

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

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 130. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Heliotropium europaeum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 27. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Heliotropium europaeum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Heliotropium europaeum. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Heliotropium europaeum. Accessed: 27 Oct 2023.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Heliotropium europaeum. Accessed: 2023 Oct 27.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Heliotropium europaeum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 27.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Heliotropium europaeum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Europäische Sonnenwende
suomi: Rikkaheliotrooppi
français: Héliotrope d'Europe