Herbarium Specimen Details

Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality USA. Florida , Calhoun Co. : Macedonia; John Redd Landing at the Apalachicola River; N side of concrete boat landing. 30° 31' 9" N 84° 59' 38" W
Description Uncommon erect herb to 50 cm; flowers blue, fruit impressed with a cross; leaves and stems hirsute.
Habitat Muddy river plain.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector T. MacClendon 1387
with K. MacClendon, L.C. Anderson
Collection Date 03 Oct 2014
Accession Number 276416
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality Cuba. Cienfuegos Prov. , Cienfuegos Mun. : Rancho Luna. 20° 18' 0" N 77° 9' 0" W
Habitat Sandy beach.
Reproductive State
Collector E. A. Turnau
Collection Date 14 May 1956
Accession Number 235926
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality St. Vincent & the Grenadines. St. Vincent , Charlotte Par. : Byera, at margin of highway in village.
Description Hollow stem; flowers lilac with yellow centers.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector G. R. Cooley
Collection Date 09 Mar 1962
Accession Number 52653
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L. - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality Puerto Rico. Loíza Mun. : Loíza Aldea.
Habitat Wide, flat beach with much flotsam.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 22 Mar 1971
Accession Number 101577
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L. - Determined By: Zanoni, 1983
Locality Dominican Republic. San Rafael Prov. , Bánica Mun. : On Cerro San Francisco, 0.5 km from Bánica. 18° 40' 18" N 68° 44' 29" W
Habitat High forest on limestone hill.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 1200 to 1800 ft
Collector R. P. Sauleda
with D. K. Sauleda, M. E. Ragan, & D. D. Dodd
Collection Date 27 Aug 1982
Accession Number 171120
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality Jamaica. Middlesex Co. , St. Catherine Par. : Bernard Lodge Sugar plantation and factory, 1.3 mi. WSW of factory, SW of Kingston in Hellshire Hills District. 18° 0' 0" N 76° 47' 60" W
Habitat Dry sites with acacias dominant and altered disturbed vegetation.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. W. Long
with K. J. Norstog
Collection Date 23 Sep 1971
Accession Number 102140
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Determination History
Tiaridium indicum (L.) Lehm.
Locality Jamaica. Cornwall Co. , St. James Par. : Catadupa. 18° 17' 1" N 77° 52' 29" W
Description Herb; flowers light purple.
Habitat Muddy border of pond.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 1300 to ft
Collector G. R. Proctor
Collection Date 06 Apr 1952
Accession Number 13528
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. Hastillo, 15 km, NE de Tegucigalpa. 14° 15' 0" N 87° 10' 0" W
Habitat Bosque muy húmedo subtropical.
Reproductive State
Elevation 1500 to m
Collector S. Avila
Collection Date 09 Apr 1985
Accession Number 195215
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. , Santa Lúcia Mun. : 10 km NE de Tegucigalpa. 14° 15' 0" N 87° 10' 0" W
Description Hierba.
Habitat Bosque premontano húmedo.
Reproductive State
Elevation 1400 to m
Collector C. Bendeck
Collection Date 27 Apr 1985
Accession Number 195226
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality Honduras. Cortés Dept. San Pedro Sula, hacienda Monte Moria. 13° 49' 0" N 88° 22' 60" W
Description Hierba flor morada.
Reproductive State
Elevation 61 to m
Collector N. Cristoff
Collection Date 16 Apr 1984
Accession Number 195245
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality Costa Rica. Guanacaste Prov. 1 mi. SE of Finca Jimenez (Estacion Experimental Enrique Jimenez Nunez). 10° 12' 34" N 83° 44' 29" W
Description Flowers delicate blue-lavender, no odor; has been blooming at least three weeks.
Habitat Very moist soil in disturbed areas like road edges.
Reproductive State
Collector M. S. Foster
Collection Date 11 May 1971
Accession Number 143403
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L. - Determined By: Maas, 1965
Locality Suriname. In montibus Bakhuis inter flum. Kabalebo et Coppename Sinistrum; margins around Kabalebo. 4° 24' 26" N 57° 13' 23" W
Description Herb, flowers white, tinged with purple, faux yellow.
Habitat Forest airstrip.
Reproductive State
Collector P. A. Florschutz
with P.J.M. Maas
Collection Date 09 Jan 1965
Accession Number 83193
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L. - Determined By: J. A. Lagos,
Locality El Salvador. San Vicente Dept. Laguna de Apastepeque. 13° 39' 25" N 88° 42' 10" W
Description Hierba erecta, flores moraditas.
Reproductive State
Elevation 520 to m
Collector J. A. Lagos
Collection Date 27 Jun 1957
Accession Number 1753
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality Honduras. Santa Bárbara Dept. "Hierba del Alacrán"; Aldea de Uncana a 10 km al E de Ilama. 14° 58' 60" N 88° 10' 0" W
Description Hierba, flor blanca.
Habitat Bosque seco tropical.
Reproductive State
Elevation 400 to m
Collector S. A. Paz
Collection Date 20 Apr 1984
Accession Number 196080
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. Alrededores de la Aldea de Mateo, 12 km al SO de Tegucigalpa. 14° 15' 0" N 87° 10' 0" W
Description Flor rosada.
Habitat Bosque seco subtropical.
Reproductive State
Elevation 950 to m
Collector A. Regina Andino
Collection Date 01 May 1984
Accession Number 196111
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. El Hatillo, 15 km N de Tegucigalpa. 14° 15' 0" N 87° 10' 0" W
Habitat Bosque seco subtropical.
Reproductive State
Elevation 1400 to m
Collector C. Garcia
Collection Date 27 Apr 1985
Accession Number 196034
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality Honduras. Cortés Dept. Pulapanzack, 45 km suroeste de la ciudad de San Pedro Sula. 15° 15' 0" N 88° 34' 0" W
Description Hierba 1 m; flor azul.
Habitat Bosque muy húmedo subtropical.
Reproductive State
Elevation 600 to m
Collector Z. Nolasco
Collection Date 04 May 1985
Accession Number 195704
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality Honduras. Olancho Dept. Aldea de Cayo Blanco, 12 km SE de Juticalpa. 14° 33' 23" N 86° 19' 28" W
Description Arbusto 1.5 m flor blanca.
Habitat Bosque seco tropical.
Reproductive State
Elevation 450 to m
Collector F. Alvarado Flores
Collection Date 29 Jan 1985
Accession Number 194649
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L. - Determined By: J. S. Miller, 1985
Determination History
Heliotropium elongatum Hoffm. ex Roem. & Schult. - Determined By: W. J. Hahn, 1983
Locality Paraguay. Boquerón Dept. Filadelfia. 22° 19' 60" S 60° 5' 0" W
Description Common fleshy herb; petals bright blue-lavender with white in throat.
Habitat Disturbed thorn forest; growing in disturbed areas.
Reproductive State
Collector W. Hahn
Collection Date 06 Dec 1983
Accession Number 192083
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. Valle de Amarateca, campos abiertos, 32 km N de Tegucigalpa. 14° 4' 60" N 87° 13' 60" W
Description Hierba flor morada.
Habitat Bosque seco subtropical.
Reproductive State
Elevation 883 to m
Collector T. Garcia
Collection Date 03 Mar 1985
Accession Number 194809
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality Ecuador. Los Ríos Prov. Rio Palenque Science Center, Km 56 Road Quevedo - Santo Domingo. 1° 26' 17" S 79° 45' 22" W
Description Weedy herb to 50 cm tall; flowers blue.
Habitat Near pump house.
Reproductive State
Elevation 150 to 220 m
Collector C. H. Dodson
Collection Date 10 Sep 1981
Accession Number 179778
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L. - Determined By: Maas, 1973
Locality Brazil. Amazonas , Manaus Mun. : Cachoeirinha. 5° 29' 22" S 60° 50' 4" W
Description Common herb; flowers pale purple.
Habitat Roadside.
Reproductive State
Collector P. J. M. Maas
with H. Maas
Collection Date 16 Mar 1971
Accession Number 106599
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L. - Determined By: Wunderlin,
Locality Costa Rica. Guanacaste Prov. Rio Higueron, ca. 2 km SE Estacion Experimental Enrique Jimenez Nunez. 10° 21' 2" N 85° 3' 9" W
Habitat Riparian forest.
Reproductive State
Elevation 10 to m
Collector M. McDiarmid
Collection Date 10 May 1972
Accession Number 127794
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality Honduras. Cortés Dept. Ticamaya. 15° 37' 0" N 87° 50' 60" W
Description Arbusto; flor morada; 1.3 m.
Habitat Bosque seco tropical.
Reproductive State
Collector D. Velásquez D.
Collection Date 07 Apr 1984
Accession Number 196641
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L. - Determined By: Crewz, Oct 1977
Determination History
Heliotropium sp.
Locality Honduras. Cortés Dept. At Travesia. 15° 52' 0" N 87° 54' 0" W
Description Herb of 0.5 m with lilac flowers.
Habitat Open sandy beach.
Reproductive State
Collector M. Hernández
with F.A. Barkley
Collection Date 30 May 1970
Accession Number 109531
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality Guyana. Pomeroon-Supenaam Anna Regina, on the Atlantic coast; along road to Anna Regina.
Description Herb, 0.5 m; flowers pale blue petals.
Habitat Side of canal.
Reproductive State
Collector D. Davis
Collection Date 26 Mar 1970
Accession Number 282597
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L. - Determined By: Crewz, Oct 1977
Determination History
Heliotropium sp.
Locality Mexico. Veracruz Highway 150, a few mi. S of Boca del Rio. 18° 27' 19" N 95° 31' 11" W
Description Herb 4 ft. high.
Habitat Marsh border.
Reproductive State
Collector Lloyd Spetzman
with M. Zapien
Collection Date 29 Jul 1970
Accession Number 113863
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L. - Determined By: Crewz, Oct 1977
Determination History
Heliotropium sp.
Locality Venezuela. Distrito Federal La Florida, near Caracas. 10° 30' 0" N 66° 55' 0" W
Description Flowers lilac.
Habitat Waste ground.
Reproductive State
Elevation 900 to m
Collector A. H. G. Alston
Collection Date 12 Mar 1938
Accession Number 93529
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality USA. South Carolina , Jasper Co. : At the end of secondary road 27-277, 0.1 mi. NE of the Savannah River.
Description Fairly common.
Habitat With Cuphea carthagensis in rich soil along drainage area.
Reproductive State
Collector C. A. Aulbach
with B. Kowalczyk
Collection Date 29 Oct 1980
Accession Number 183601
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality USA. Mississippi , Sharkey Co. : Delta Purchase Unit, ca. 7 mi. SE of Rolling Fork.
Habitat Old field site along creek in bottomland hardwood forest.
Reproductive State
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr.
Collection Date 11 Jul 1955
Accession Number 41218
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality USA. Mississippi , Tishomingo Co. : Along Riddle Branch, Jack Sharp place, 20 mi. NW of Iuka.
Habitat Edge of secondary pine-deciduous woods.
Reproductive State
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr.
Collection Date 12 Oct 1956
Accession Number 46693
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality USA. Louisiana , Ouachita Par. : SE of intersetcion of I-20 and LA 594, Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area.
Habitat Bottomland hardwood forest.
Reproductive State
Collector R. D. Thomas
with E.R. Barrett, K.E. Gremillion
Collection Date 03 Aug 1967
Accession Number 84283
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality USA. Arkansas , Montgomery Co. : Resevoir of Bailey Dam.
Habitat Sandy bottoms.
Reproductive State
Collector D. Demaree
Collection Date 19 Sep 1953
Accession Number 42134
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality USA. North Carolina , Beaufort Co. : Singleton Swamp, 2.2 mi. NE of Mineola.
Habitat Roadside.
Reproductive State
Collector A. E. Radford
Collection Date 11 Oct 1958
Accession Number 20182
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality USA. Mississippi , Sharkey Co. : Delta Purchase Unit, E Rolling Fork.
Habitat Old field site, buckshut soil.
Reproductive State
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr.
Collection Date 11 Jul 1955
Accession Number 16622
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality USA. Louisiana , Morehouse Par. : Turnsole, 4 mi. E of Bonita. 32° 55' 60" N 91° 35' 60" W
Habitat Weedy soybean field, loose, loamy, black soil.
Reproductive State
Collector D. G. Rhodes
Collection Date 26 Sep 1969
Accession Number 130330
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality USA. Mississippi , Grenada co. : Margin of Grenada Lake, 7 mi. E of Grenada.
Habitat Old field site, now periodically flooded.
Reproductive State
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr.
Collection Date 11 Jul 1956
Accession Number 46713
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality USA. Mississippi , Noxubee Co. : 4 mi. S of Macon.
Habitat Open grassy hillside above old creek flood plain, calcareous soil.
Reproductive State
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr.
Collection Date 19 Jul 1956
Accession Number 46711
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality USA. North Carolina , Bertie Co. : Roanoke River, 3.7 mi. NNE of Williamston.
Habitat Clearing in swamp forest.
Reproductive State
Collector A. E. Radford
with J.R. Bozeman
Collection Date 30 Sep 1966
Accession Number 78497
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality USA. Arkansas , White Co. : Panther Creek 6 mi. NW of Scarcy, on AR 16.
Habitat Wet area.
Reproductive State
Collector D. Lawson
Collection Date 22 Aug 1972
Accession Number 115422
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality USA. Louisiana , Ouachita Par. : In Callaway Plantation E of US 165 and Bosco. T15N, R4E, Sec. 15.
Habitat Fallow rice field.
Reproductive State
Collector D. D. Taylor
with Aquatic Plants Class
Collection Date 12 Jul 1983
Accession Number 219101
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Heliotropium indicum
Family Name Boraginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliotropium indicum L.
Locality USA. Tennessee , Davidson Co. :
Reproductive State
Collector L. F. Ward
Collection Date 30 Aug 1877
Accession Number 31482
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