Family: Boraginaceae
Heliotropium tenuifolium
Citation:
R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 494 (1810).
Synonymy: Not Applicable Common name: Bushy heliotrope.
Description:
--Notonerium gossei Benth., Hook. Ic. ser. 3, 12:t. 1180 (1876); Heliotropium gossei (Benth.)Stapf, Hook. Ic. ser. 5, 1:t. 3006 (1915).
Inflorescence consisting of numerous upper axillary cymes, the cymes straight; calyx not accrescent; corolla white with the throat yellow, outside with simple unicellular hairs, inside with the throat bearded, salverform, the tube c. 3 mm long, the limb c. 4.5-5 mm diam.; anthers coherent; style c. 1 mm long, the stigma with the stigmatic cone minutely pubescent and c. 0.3 mm long.
Mericarps pubescent, 4, retained within the calyx.
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Image source: fig. 539C in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).
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Published illustration:
Cunningham et al. (1982) Plants of western New South Wales, p. 564 as H. paniculatum.
Distribution:
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Flowers: May-Oct.
W.Aust.; N.T.; Qld; N.S.W.
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Conservation status:
native
Flowering time: No flowering time is available |
SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
No text
Author:
Not yet available
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