Heliotropium

Heliotropium
Heliotropium arborescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Heliotropioideae
Genus: Heliotropium
Tourn. ex L. (1753)
Type species
Heliotropium europaeum
L. [1]
Species

250-300, see text

Synonyms[2]
List
    • Beruniella Zakirov & Nabiev (1986)
    • Bourjotia Pomel (1874)
    • Bucanion Steven (1851)
    • Ceballosia G.Kunkel ex Förther (1998)
    • Cochranea Miers (1868)
    • Dialion Raf. (1838)
    • Eliopia Raf. (1838)
    • Heliophytum DC. (1845)
    • Hieranthemum Spach (1840)
    • Lithococca Small ex Rydb. (1932)
    • Meladendron Molina (1810)
    • Notonerium Benth. (1876)
    • Oskampia Raf. (1838), nom. illeg.
    • Parabouchetia Baill. (1887)
    • Pentacarya DC. ex Meisn. (1840)
    • Piptoclaina G.Don (1837)
    • Pittonia Mill. (1754)
    • Sarcanthus Andersson (1855)
    • Schobera Scop. (1777)
    • Scorpianthes Raf. (1838)
    • Scorpiurus Heist. ex Fabr. (1763)
    • Synzistachium Raf.(1838)
    • Tetrandra Miq. (1858)
    • Tiaridium Lehm. (1818)
    • Valentina Speg. (1902), nom. illeg.
    • Valentiniella Speg. (1903)

Heliotropium /ˌhiːliəˈtroʊpiəm, -lioʊ-/[3] is a genus of flowering plants traditionally included in the family Boraginaceae s.l., but placed in the family Heliotropiaceae within the Boraginales order, by the Boraginales Working Group..[4] There are around 325 species in this almost cosmopolitan genus,[5] which are commonly known as heliotropes. They are highly toxic to dogs and cats, as well as to humans.[6]

  1. ^ "Heliotropium L". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  2. ^ Heliotropium Tourn. ex L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  3. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  4. ^ Luebert, Federico; Cecchi, Lorenzo; Frohlich, Michael W.; Gottschling, Marc; Guilliams, C. Matt; Hasenstab-Lehman, Kristen E.; Hilger, Hartmut H.; Miller, James S.; Mittelbach, Moritz; Nazaire, Mare; Nepi, Massimo (2016-06-24). "Familial classification of the Boraginales". Taxon. 65 (3): 502–522. doi:10.12705/653.5. hdl:11365/993946. ISSN 0040-0262.
  5. ^ Luebert, F.; Cecchi, L.; Frohlich, M.W.; et al. (2016). "Familial classification of the Boraginales". Taxon. 65 (3): 502–522. doi:10.12705/653.5. hdl:11365/993946. ISSN 0040-0262. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Poisonous Plants--Heliotrope". mason.gmu.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-04.