Heliotropium anomalum

Heliotropium anomalum
H. a. var. argenteum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Heliotropiaceae
Genus: Heliotropium
Species:
H. anomalum
Binomial name
Heliotropium anomalum

Heliotropium anomalum is a species of flowering shrub in the family Heliotropiaceae. Its common names include Polynesian heliotrope, Pacific heliotrope, Scrub heliotrope[2] and hinahina kū kahakai (Hawaiian).

The species is native to the Hawaiian Islands, Guam, Christmas Island, Saipan, Tinian, Wake Island and New Caledonia.[1]

H. a. var. argenteum is the official flower of the island Kahoʻolawe in Hawaii.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Heliotropium anomalum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  2. ↑ "Native plants of the Marshalls". Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  3. ↑ USDA Plants Profile - Heliotropium anomalum Hook. & Arn. var. argenteum A. Gray Polynesian heliotrope
  4. ↑ "Kaho'olawe Island Lei Material". Hawaii Symbols. State Symbols USA. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
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