| Heliotropium anomalum | |
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| H. a. var. argenteum | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Heliotropium |
| Species: | H. anomalum
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliotropium anomalum | |
Heliotropium anomalum is a species of flowering shrub in the borage family, Boraginaceae, that is native to the Hawaiian Islands, Guam, Christmas Island, Saipan, Tinian, Wake Island and New Caledonia. [1] Common names include Polynesian heliotrope, Pacific heliotrope, Scrub heliotrope [2] and hinahina kū kahakai ( Hawaiian). H. a. var. argenteum is the official flower of the island Kahoʻolawe in Hawaii. [3] [4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Heliotropium anomalum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ^ "Native plants of the Marshalls". Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ^ USDA Plants Profile - Heliotropium anomalum Hook. & Arn. var. argenteum A. Gray Polynesian heliotrope
- ^ "Kaho'olawe Island Lei Material". Hawaii Symbols. State Symbols USA. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
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