Heliotropium pannifolium
| Saint Helena heliotrope | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Heliotropium |
| Species: | H. pannifolium Burch. ex Hemsl. |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliotropium pannifolium | |
Heliotropium pannifolium, the Saint Helena heliotrope, is now extinct but was formerly a hairy-leaved small shrub up to 1 m in height. it was only seen once, by the explorer W. Burchell in Broad Gut, Saint Helena (ca. 1808) and has never been seen again. Human impact on the island of Saint Helena was severe and the Saint Helena Heliotrope is one of several extinct plants from that island (see List of extinct plants).
See also
References
- Cronk, Q.C.B. (1995) The endemic Flora of St Helena. Anthony Nelson Ltd, Oswestry.
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