Heliotropium filifolium (Miers) I.M.Johnst.

Place of Publication

Cont. Gray Herb. 81: 32 (1928)

Type citation

Based on Cochranea filifolia Miers. Chile, Region de Atacama, 'Conception' [dry valleys and hills between Huasco and Copiapô], [Sept. 1841], T. Bridges 1343 (lectotype BM, selected by Johnston (1928b: 32); isolectotypes A, Ε, G, Κ, Ρ F 515812, W).

Synonyms

Common names

palo negro (Luebert (2013))

References

Johnston (1928)

Johnston, I.M. 1928. Studies in the Boraginaceae. VII. The South American species of Heliotropium; Notes on various Boraginoideae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 81:3-83
Luebert (2013)

Luebert, F. 2013. A revision of Heliotropium sect. Cochranea (Heliotropiaceae). Kew Bulletin 68(1): 1-54.

Iconography

Luebert (2013): Fig. 5. (a-f)

Regions

Atacama

Distribution and habitat

Coastal areas of the provinces of Huasco and Copiapó (Región de Atacama, Chile), 27°24'-28°36'S. Coastal plains and slopes within the fog-free area, between 20 and 530 meters above sea level. It can also occur some kilometers inland and often grows amongst in vegetation dominated by Atriplex clivicola, Balbisia peduncularis, Eulychnia breuiflora, Nolana werdermannii and Oxalis virgosa (Luebert. 2013).

Distribution

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Conservation status

Vulnerable B2(b,c). (Luebert (2013))

Descriptions

Luebert (2013)

Habit

Erect shrubs, 0.3-1 m tall. Main flowering period from September to November.

Notes

Seed of this species is banked by the national seed bank of Chile, INIA.