Heliotropium aegyptiacum

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Heliotropium aegyptiacum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Heliotropium
Species:
H. aegyptiacum
Binomial name
Heliotropium aegyptiacum
Synonyms [1]
  • Heliotropium cimalienseVierh.
  • Heliotropium cinerascensSteud. ex DC.
  • Heliotropium ellipticumR.Br.
  • Heliotropium pallensDelile

Heliotropium aegyptiacum is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to Egypt, northwest tropical Africa, Socotra, Kenya, and the Arabian Peninsula. [1] It is favored by desert locusts ( Schistocerca gregaria ), but is toxic to livestock. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Heliotropium aegyptiacum Lehm". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Stower, W. J.; Greathead, D. J. (1969). "Numerical Changes in a Population of the Desert Locust, with Special Reference to Factors Responsible for Mortality". Journal of Applied Ecology. 6 (2): 203–235. Bibcode:1969JApEc...6..203S. doi:10.2307/2401537. JSTOR   2401537.
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