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Heliotropium curassavicum L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl.: 130.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Boraginales
family
Heliotropiaceae
genus
Heliotropium
species
Heliotropium curassavicum

Name

Synonyms
Coldenia succulenta Peter
Heliotropium angustifolium Raf.
Heliotropium chenopodioides Willd.
Heliotropium chilense Bertero
Heliotropium curassavicum subsp. obovatum (Heller) Thorne
Heliotropium curassavicum var. chenopodioides (Willd.) Lehm.
Heliotropium curassavicum var. parviflorum Ball
Heliotropium curassavicum var. violaceum Ram.Goyena
Heliotropium curassavicum var. virens DC.
Heliotropium curassavicum var. xerophilum A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
Heliotropium glaucophyllum Moench
Heliotropium glaucum Salisb.
Heliotropium lehmannianum Bruns
Heliotropium portulacoides DC.
Heliotropium portulacoides DC. ex Bello
Heliotropium virens E.Mey.
Heliotropium virens E.Mey. ex DC.
Heliotropium xerophilum Cockerell
Homonyms
Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Common names
Alacranillo de mar in Spanish
Cotorrera de playa in language.
Curacao-Sonnenwende in German
Eliotropio marino in Italian
Héliotrope de Curaçao in French
Middelhavs-heliotrop in Danish
Salt heliotrope in English
Seaside heliotrope in language.
crista-de-galo in Portuguese
eyebright in language.
quail plant in language.
quail plant in language.
salt heliotrope in English
salt heliotrope in language.
seashore heliotrope in English
seashore heliotrope in language.
seaside heliotrope in language.
seaside heliotrope in English
seaside heliotrope in language.
smooth heliotrope in English
strandheliotrop in Swedish
tornassol-sem-pêlos in Portuguese
verrucária-sem-pêlos in Portuguese
verruguera in Spanish
Seaside Heliotrope in English
Seaside Lavender in English
héliotrope de Curaçao in French
köttheliotrop in Swedish
salt heliotrope in English
Cocolode Shimaron in language.
Kokólode Shimaron in language.
alkali heliotrope in English
köttheliotrop in Swedish
quail plant in English
seaside heliotrope in English
seaside heliotrope in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Acta Bot. Brasil.,22(3)/759,2008
  2. Karlsson (2013-09-04 22:00:00) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter
  3. Les, D. H., R. R. Haynes, and A. Novelo-Retana. 2009. Plants (Embryophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 261–284 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  4. 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. Stockholm.
  5. Roy, J.; Mooney, H. A. (1982). Physiological adaptation and plasticity to water stress of coastal and desert populations of Heliotropium curassavicum L. <em>Oecologia.</em> 52(3): 370-375. 10.1007/bf00367961
  6. Sp. Pl.,1/130,1753
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