Heliotropium laevigatum
Also known as: Spilocarpus gracilis Lem. +11 more
- Spilocarpus gracilis Lem.
- Tournefortia aubletii J.F.Macbr.
- Tournefortia bicolor var. brachysepala Griseb.
- Tournefortia bicolor var. laevigata Lam. ex Griseb.
- Tournefortia glabra Aubl.
- Tournefortia hirsutissima f. bicolor (Sw.) D.L.Nash
- Tournefortia laevigata Lam.
- Tournefortia laevigata var. latifolia (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) A.DC.
- Tournefortia laevis Sessé & Moc.
- Tournefortia latifolia Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Tournefortia laurifolia Poepp. ex Cham. & Schltdl.
- Tournefortia nitida Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Boraginaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling subshrub or shrub.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Heliotropium laevigatum is a scrambling shrub belonging to the Boraginaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.