Species Heliotropium capense
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There aren’t any identifications of Heliotropium capense.
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Location unknown
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Etymology of Heliotropium:
Gk. (h)elios = sun; tropein = to turn. Many flowers in this genus turn their flower heads to follow the sun: ‘heliotrope’ – diurnal motion in response to the sun’s movement.
Etymology of capense:
From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. In the early days of exploration this epithet was frequently applied to anywhere in South or even Southern Africa.
Scientific name:
Heliotropium capense Lehm.
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Long etymology:
Protologue:
Neue Schriften Naturf. Ges. Halle 3: II. 13 (1817)
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Year published:
1817
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Heliotropium capense.
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