Boraginaceae
Heliotropium

Heliotropium microstachyum Ruiz & Pav.

First published in Fl. Peruv. 2: 3 (1799)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ecuador to NW. Argentina. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Zanotti, C.A. (eds.) (2022). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 19(3): 1-384. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • di Fulvio, T.E. & Espinar, L.A. (2016). Las especies Argentinas de Heliotropium (Boraginaceae). Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 51: 745-787.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • di Fulvio, T.E. & Espinar, L.A. (2016). Las especies Argentinas de Heliotropium (Boraginaceae). Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 51: 745-787.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Bang, M. [2847] Bolivia K000583567 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0