Biology:Heliotropium aegyptiacum
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Boraginaceae
Heliotropium aegyptiacum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: | Heliotropium |
Species: | H. aegyptiacum
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Binomial name | |
Heliotropium aegyptiacum Lehm.
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Heliotropium aegyptiacum is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to Egypt, northwest tropical Africa, Socotra, Kenya, and the Arabian Peninsula.[1] It is favored by desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria), but is toxic to livestock.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Heliotropium aegyptiacum Lehm." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/116643-1.
- ↑ Stower, W. J.; Greathead, D. J. (1969). "Numerical Changes in a Population of the Desert Locust, with Special Reference to Factors Responsible for Mortality". Journal of Applied Ecology 6 (2): 203–235. doi:10.2307/2401537.
Wikidata ☰ Q12213640 entry
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