Heliotropium
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Family Boraginaceae
Taxonomy:
Synonyms: 10 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Heliophytum (Cham.) A.DC. (taxonomic synonym)
- Heliotropium sect. Euheliotropium Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
- Heliotropium sect. Heliophytum Cham. (taxonomic synonym)
- Heliotropium sect. Pterotropium F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
- Notonerium Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
- Piptoclainia G.Don (taxonomic synonym)
- Pittonia Mill. (taxonomic synonym)
- Tiaridium Lehm. (taxonomic synonym)
- Tournefortia L. (taxonomic synonym)
- Tournefortia sect. Pittonia (Mill.) DC. (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC):
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Schmidt_2003 (6). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 6 traits from 6 records in 1 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
- life_history (categorical): annual (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
nutrient and stable isotope
- leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 8 mg/g (8-8 mg/g) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schmidt_2003 | 6 | 6 | S. Schmidt and G. R. Stewart. “d15N values of tropical savanna and monsoon forest species reflect root specialisations and soil nitrogen status”. Oecologia 134 (2003), pp. 569-577. doi: 10.1007/s00442-002-1150-y. |