English: Indian Heliotrope

German: Indische Sonnenwende

Mandarin: 大尾摇 (da wei yao)

Kingdom: Plantae (1846)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (1757)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (1481)

      Order: Lamiales (96)

        Family: Boraginaceae (22) (family description)

          Genus: Heliotropium (2)

           Epithet: indicum L. (3)

Synonym: Tiaridium indicum (L.) Lehm.

indicum => of Indian origin

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: purple, violet, white

Check for Heliotropium indicum at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI

• [273] Heliotropium indicum - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [1564] Heliotropium indicum - Flora of China @ efloras.org

• [40] Nelson,L.S., Shih,R., Balick,M. (2007): Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants. 2nd edition. Springer-Verlag GmbH.

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