Heliotropium aegyptiacum

Heliotropium aegyptiacum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 cimaliense Vierh.
  • Heliotropium cinerascens Steud. ex DC.
  • Heliotropium ellipticum R.Br.
  • Heliotropium pallens Delile

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. ^ a b "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. doi:10.2307/2401537. JSTOR 2401537.
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