Boraginaceae Juss.
Heliotropium amplexicaule Vahl , legitimate, scientific
Vahl, M.(H.) (1794), Symbolae Botanicae 3: 21 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Habitat in Brasilia. Thouin."
Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 712, Fig. 1012 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Heliotropium anchusifolium Poir. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Tournefortia heliotropoides Hook. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cochranea anchusifolia (Poir.) Gürke legitimate
Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 398 [secondary reference]
Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 562 [secondary reference]
common name: Wild Verbena [n/a] common name: Blue Heliotrope [n/a]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 90 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Heliotropium anchusifolium Poir. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cochranea anchusifolia (Poir.) Gürke legitimate
Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Boraginaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 359-360, Fig. 50F [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Heliotropium anchusifolium Poir. legitimate common name: Blue Heliotrope [n/a]
Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Boraginaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 397-398 [secondary reference]
common name: Blue Heliotrope [n/a]
Craven, L.A. (13 September 1996), A taxonomic revision of Heliotropium (Boraginaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 9(4): 546-547, Fig. 5 (map) [secondary reference]
  • Type: South America: Uruguay: Montevideo, Commerson s.n. ded. Thouin (C, n.v., photo!).
taxonomic synonym: Heliotropium anchusaefolium Poir. orth. var.
Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Boraginaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 392, Fig. 76e [secondary reference]
common name: Blue Heliotrope [n/a]
Craven, L.A. (2005), Malesian and Australian Tournefortia transferred to Heliotropium and notes on delimitation of Boraginaceae. Blumea 50(2): 378 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Tournefortia heliotropoides Hook. legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Heliotropium anchusaefolium Poir. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Heliotropium anchusifolium Poir. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Tournefortia heliotropoides Hook. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cochranea anchusaefolia Gürke orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Cochranea anchusifolia (Poir.) Gürke legitimate
  • APC Dist.: SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (doubtfully naturalised)