Heliotropium anomalum

Heliotropium anomalum
H. a. var. argenteum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: (unplaced)
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Heliotropium
Species: H. anomalum
Binomial name
Heliotropium anomalum
Hook. & Arn.[1]

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 and Hinahina kū kahakai (Hawaiian). H. a. var. argenteum is the official flower of the island Kahoʻolawe in Hawaii.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Taxon: Heliotropium anomalum Hook. & Arn.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2008-06-17. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?414083. Retrieved 2010-01-13. 
  2. ^ USDA Plants Profile - Heliotropium anomalum Hook. & Arn. var. argenteum A. Gray Polynesian heliotrope
  3. ^ "Kaho'olawe Island Lei Material". Hawaii Symbols. State Symbols USA. http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Hawaii/flower_kaho_olawe.html. Retrieved 2010-01-13. 

External links

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