Genus Heliotropium
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Location unknown
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Short etymology:
Gk. (h)elios = sun; tropein = to turn. Many flowers in this genus turn their flower heads to follow the sun: ‘heliotrope’ – diurnal motion in response to the sun’s movement.
Scientific name:
Heliotropium L.
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Global vulnerability:
NE
Synonym of:
Unknown
Protologue:
Sp. Pl. 1: 130-131 (1753)
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Year published:
1753
Observations of Taxon
Heliotropium zeylanicum
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Name of observer:
CE van Ginkel or CJ Cilliers (David)
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Date observed unknown
Heliotropium lineare
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Name of observer:
CE van Ginkel or CJ Cilliers (David)
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Date observed unknown
Heliotropium giessii
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Name of observer:
CE van Ginkel or CJ Cilliers (David)
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Date observed unknown
Heliotropium tubulosum
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Name of observer:
Mannheimer, Maggs-Kölling, Kolberg or Rügheimer (David)
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Date observed unknown
Heliotropium ovalifolium
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Name of observer:
Mannheimer, Maggs-Kölling, Kolberg or Rügheimer (David)
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Date observed unknown