Heliotropiaceae

This list of genera was made in April 2024 according to Plants of the World Online, Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Chacón et al. 2016 and Luebert et al.2016. This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.

All genera (accepted genera in bold)Stored under (end of folder)Synonyms included
Argusia Böhm. Heliotropium L.
Ceballosia G. Kunkel ex FörtherHeliotropium L.
Cochranea Miers Heliotropium L.
Euploca Nutt. (all species previously stored under Heliotropium L.)
Heliotropium L.Argusia Böhm., Ceballosia G. Kunkel ex Förther, Cochranea Miers, Mallotonia (Grisebach) Britto, Tournefortia L.
Ixorhea FenzlOxyosmiles Speg.
Mallotonia (Grisebach) Britton Heliotropium L.
Myriopus Small
Oxyosmyles Speg. Ixorhea Fenzl
Tournefortia L. Heliotropium L.

References

  • Chacón, J., Luebert, F., Hilger, H.H., Ovchinnikova, S., Selvi, F., Cecchi, L., Guilliams, C.M., Hasenstab-Lehman, K., Sutorý, K., Simpson, M.G. and Weigend, M. (2016). The borage family (Boraginaceae s.str.): A revised infrafamilial classification based on new phylogenetic evidence, with emphasis on the placement of some enigmatic genera. Taxon, 65: 523-546. https://doi.org/10.12705/653.6
  • Luebert, F., Cecchi, L., Frohlich, M.W., Gottschling, M., Guilliams, C.M., Hasenstab-Lehman, K.E., Hilger, H.H., Miller, J.S., Mittelbach, M., Nazaire, M., Nepi, M., Nocentini, D., Ober, D., Olmstead, R.G., Selvi, F., Simpson, M.G., Sutorý, K., Valdés, B., Walden, G.K. and Weigend, M. (2016). Familial classification of the Boraginales. Taxon, 65: 502-522. https://doi.org/10.12705/653.5
  • Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].

Foto: Heliotropium L. © Suvrat Kotagal