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Heliotropium verdcourtii Craven

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Craven. (2005). In: Blumea 50(2): 378, Nom. Nov.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Boraginales
family
Heliotropiaceae
genus
Heliotropium
species
Heliotropium verdcourtii

Name

Synonyms
Bourreria cumanensis (A.DC.) Gürke
Cordia pellita Willd.
Cordia pellita Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Ehretia cumanensis A.DC.
Ehretia cymosa Willd.
Ehretia cymosa Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Ehretia laevis var. cymosa Roem. & Schult.
Heliotropium album (Splitg. ex de Vriese) Feuillet
Heliotropium funkiae Feuillet
Messerschmidia hirsutissima (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Messerschmidia tomentosa (Mill.) G.Don
Messerschmidtia hirsutissima (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Oskampia hirsuta Raf.
Pittonia hirsuta Pritz.
Tournefortia alba Splitg.
Tournefortia alba Splitg. ex DeVriese
Tournefortia alba Splitg. ex de Vriese
Tournefortia asperrima M.Martens & Galeotti
Tournefortia bicolor Sw.
Tournefortia bicolor var. bicolor
Homonyms
Heliotropium verdcourtii Craven
Common names
Cattle Tongue Greasy Bush in language.
Cattle Tongue Greasy Bush in language.
Cereja-branca-de-cipó in Portuguese
Chiggery grapes in language.
Chiggery grapes in language.
Hierba rasposa in Spanish
Jigger Bush in language.
Jigger Bush in language.
Niguiba-tinga in Portuguese
Piatanga-branca-de-cipó in Portuguese
Rough Bush (Trinidad & Tobago); Nigua in language.
Rough Bush (Trinidad & Tobago); Nigua in language.
Tlachichinole in Spanish
nabú in Spanish
nigua in Spanish
nigua nigua in Spanish
nigüita in Spanish

Bibliographic References

  1. Craven LA (2005) Malesian and Australian Tournefortia transferred to Heliotropium and notes on delimitation of Boraginaceae. Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution And Biogeography of Plants 50(2): 375-381. doi: 10.3767/000651905x623049.
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