Heliotropium anomalum Hook. & Arn.

Polynesian heliotrope (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Heliotropium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous plant. It grows 1.5-1.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 1.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Debility (unspecified), Lung (unspecified), Genital (unspecified), Tea (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Heliotropium anomalum flower picture by Coordination Endemia (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Heliotropium anomalum world distribution map, present in Cook Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Northern Mariana Islands, Niue, Pitcairn, United States Minor Outlying Islands, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:116665-1
WFO ID wfo-0000718388
COL ID 3KC9V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 445520
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Lithospermum incanum Heliotropium anomalum