Place of Publication
Cont. Gray Herb. 78: 20 (1927)
Type citation
Región de Antofagasta, Prov. Antofagasta, Antofagasta, 29 Oct. 1930. F. Jaffuel 1120 (holotype: GH).
References
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Johnston (1927)
Johnston, I.M. 1927. Studies in the Boraginaceae. VI. A revision of the South American Boraginoideae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 78:1-118
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Luebert et al. (2007)
Luebert, F. , Garcia, N. and Schulz, N. 2007. Observaciones sobre la flora y vegetaciôn de los alrededores de Tocopilla (22°S, Chile). Boletin del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Santiago de Chile 56: 27-52
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Luebert (2013)
Luebert, F. 2013. A revision of Heliotropium sect. Cochranea (Heliotropiaceae). Kew Bulletin 68(1): 1-54.
Regions
Tarapacá and Antofagasta
Habitat
Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)
Distribution and habitat
Very limited distribution in two disjunct localities, one in a coastal area near to Antofagasta and the second close to Tocopilla. Very dry coastal hills in the fog zone from 100–1020 metres above sea level. Associated vegetation includes: Ephedra breana, Eulychnia iquiquensis and Nolana peruviana (Luebert et al. 2007)
Conservation status
- Critically Endangered CR (B1 (a,c)) (Luebert (2013))
Descriptions
- Luebert (2013)
Habit
Decumbent shrub, 10-30 cm tall. Flowering from September to November