Biology:Heliotropium anomalum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae

Heliotropium anomalum
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H. a. var. argenteum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Heliotropium
Species:
H. anomalum
Binomial name
Heliotropium anomalum
Hook. & Arn.[1]

Heliotropium anomalum is a species of flowering shrub in the borage family, Boraginaceae, that is native to the Hawaiian Islands, Guam, Christmas Island, Saipan, Tinian, Wake Island and New Caledonia.[1] Common names include Polynesian heliotrope, Pacific heliotrope, Scrub heliotrope[2] and hinahina kū kahakai (Hawaiian). H. a. var. argenteum is the official flower of the island Kahoʻolawe in Hawaii.[3][4]

See also

  • List of endemic plants in the Mariana Islands

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q737773 entry