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Heliotropium (heliotrope)
Taxonomy
Heliotropium was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Heliotropium europaeum.
It was assigned to Boraginaceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chauhan (1991).
It was assigned to Boraginaceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chauhan (1991).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1753 | Heliotropium Linnaeus |
| 1976 | Heliotropium Lakhanpal et al. |
| 1991 | Heliotropium Chauhan |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Heliotropium Linnaeus 1753 [heliotrope]
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Heliotropium curassavicum Linnaeus 1753
Heliotropium europaeum Linnaeus 1753
Heliotropium indicum Linnaeus 1753
Heliotropium orientale Linnaeus 1753
Heliotropium supinum Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Calabrian or 1.80000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Quaternary | India (Rajasthan) | Heliotropium sp. (228789 228812) | |
| Quaternary | India (Gujarat) | Heliotropium sp. (228851) | |
| Quaternary | India (Odisha) | Heliotropium sp. (228885 228913) | |
| Quaternary | India (Andhra Pradesh) | Heliotropium sp. (228882) | |
| Calabrian | Tanzania | Heliotropium steudneri (22336) |