Forsskål, P. (1775), Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica: 38 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hadïe"

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 493 [secondary reference]

Lehmann, J.G.C. (1818), Plantae e Familiae Asperifoliarum Nuciferae 1: 47 [basionym]

basionym of: Heliotropium coromandelianum var. ovalifolium (Forssk.) Lehm. legitimate

Sprengel, C.P.J. (1824), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 1: 541 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1856), North Australian Botany. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 8: 327 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 396 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Heliotropium coromandelianum Retz. legitimate

Tate, R. (1880), A Census of the Indigenous Flowering Plants and Ferns of Extra-Tropical South Australia. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 3: 77 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), A catalogue of plants collected during Mr. Alexander Forrest's geographical exploration of North-west Australia in 1879. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 14: 92 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), Plants of North-Western Australia. Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council: 11 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 100 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 346 [secondary reference]

Fitzgerald, W.V. (1918), The Botany of the Kimberleys, north-west Australia. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 3: 115 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 473 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (September 1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1100 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Heliotropium coromandelianum Retz. legitimate

Johnston, I.M. (1951), Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 32: 111-112 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 712 [secondary reference]

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 288 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 256 [secondary reference]

Mitchell, A.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Boraginaceae (except Halgania). Flora of Central Australia: 291 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 143 [secondary reference]

Craven, L.A. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Heliotropium. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4th ed.: 1164 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 14 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1987), Native Plants of Queensland 3: 162 [secondary reference]

Craven, L.A. & Rye, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Boraginaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 775, Fig. 238E [secondary reference]

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 73 [secondary reference]

Craven, L.A. (13 September 1996), A taxonomic revision of Heliotropium (Boraginaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 9(4): 559-560, Fig. 16 (map) [secondary reference]

• Type: Yemen: Hadie, Forsskal s.n. (C, n.v., photo!).

nomenclatural synonym: Heliotropium coromandelianum var. ovalifolium (Forssk.) Lehm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Heliotropium gracile R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Heliotropium ovalifolium var. gracile (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Short, P.S. in Cowie, I.D., Short, P.S. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2000), Boraginaceae. Floodplain Flora. A flora of the coastal floodplains of the Northern Territory, Australia: 142, Fig. 29 [secondary reference]

Hilger, H.H. & Diane, N. (2003), A systematic analysis of Heliotropiaceae (Boraginales) based on trnL and ITS1 sequence data. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 125: 48 [basionym]

basionym of: Euploca ovalifolia (Forssk.) Diane & Hilger legitimate

Craven, L.A. (2005), Seven new species of Heliotropium (Boraginaceae) from the monsoon and arid zones of Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 21: 13 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Heliotropium argyreum Craven legitimate by Craven, L.A. (13 September 1996), A taxonomic revision of Heliotropium (Boraginaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 9(4): 559-560, Fig. 16 (map)

Craven, L.A. (2005), Seven new species of Heliotropium (Boraginaceae) from the monsoon and arid zones of Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 21: 13 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Heliotropium mitchellii Craven legitimate by Craven, L.A. (13 September 1996), A taxonomic revision of Heliotropium (Boraginaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 9(4): 559-560, Fig. 16 (map)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Heliotropium coromandelianum var. ovalifolium (Forssk.) Lehm. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Heliotropium ovalifolium Forssk. var. ovalifolium legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Euploca ovalifolia (Forssk.) Diane & Hilger legitimate taxonomic synonym: Heliotropium gracile R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Heliotropium ovalifolium var. gracile (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Heliotropium pachyphyllum Craven legitimate by Craven, L.A. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Heliotropium. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4th ed.: 1164

Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Heliotropium pachyphyllum Craven legitimate by Craven, L.A. (13 September 1996), A taxonomic revision of Heliotropium (Boraginaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 9(4): 559-560, Fig. 16 (map)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Euploca pachyphylla (Craven) M.W.Frohl. & M.W.Chase legitimate by Craven, L.A. (13 September 1996), A taxonomic revision of Heliotropium (Boraginaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 9(4): 559-560, Fig. 16 (map)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Euploca ovalifolia (Forssk.) Diane & Hilger legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Euploca mitchellii (Craven) M.W.Frohl. & M.W.Chase legitimate by Craven, L.A. (13 September 1996), A taxonomic revision of Heliotropium (Boraginaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 9(4): 559-560, Fig. 16 (map)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Euploca argyrea (Craven) M.W.Frohl. & M.W.Chase legitimate by Craven, L.A. (13 September 1996), A taxonomic revision of Heliotropium (Boraginaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 9(4): 559-560, Fig. 16 (map)

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (21 March 2023), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2022. Nuytsia 34: 12 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Euploca ovalifolia (Forssk.) Diane & Hilger legitimate

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