Heliotropium amplexicaule Vahl (Symb. Bot. 3: 21. 1794.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Greater Antilles [ Puerto Rico (exotic)[], Virgin Islands (exotic) ( Tortola, ) ], North America (exotic), South America (native),
Synonyms: Cochranea anchusaefolia (Poir.) Gürke (in H.G.A. Engler & K.A.E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 97. 1893.),
Citations:1). D'Arcy, W.G. 1967. Annotated checklist of the Dicotyledons of Tortola, Virgin Islands. Rhodora 69: 385-450. 2). Liogier, A.H. 1985-1997. Descriptive Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Spermatophyta. Vols. 1-5. Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 3). Tropicos.org. 2008. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. Website: www.tropicos.org
Originally in Boraginaceae.
Last edited 16 Apr 09