Plant Details

Accepted name:: Heliotropium angiospermum Murray [Boraginaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
alacran	Other	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
alacrancillo	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
cola de alacrán	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
creere cacao	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
crete de coq	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
crista-de-galo	Other	Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
heliotropium angiospermum whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
herbe a clous	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
herbe a malingres	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
kots´nema´ax	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
moco de pavo	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
nej ma´ax	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
nej sina´an	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
rabo de alacran	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
rabo de mico	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
yerba rabo de raton	Other	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
z'herbe a clous	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
zimbaclot	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaves, seeds, roots		Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
leaf, root		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 20 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Heliophytum crispulum Fresen. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 8(1): 45 (1857).
Heliophytum odorum Fresen. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 8(1): 45 (1857).
Heliophytum parviflorum (Murray) DC. Prodr. 9: 553 (1845).
Heliophytum parviflorum var. subellipticum DC. Prodr. 9: 553 (1845).
Heliophytum portoricensis Bello Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 10: 297 (1881).
Heliotropium crispulum (Fresen.) Gürke in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 96 (1893).
Heliotropium foetidum Salzm. ex DC. Prodr. 9: 551 (1845).
Heliotropium fragrans J.F.Macbr. Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 51: 541 (1916).
Heliotropium lancifolium Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic.: 31 (1893).
Heliotropium latifolium Willd. ex Lehm. Pl. Asperif. Nucif.: 33 (1818).
Heliotropium oblongifolium M.Martens & Galeotti Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 11(2): 336 (1844).
Heliotropium odorum (Fresen.) Gürke in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 96 (1893), nom. illeg.
Heliotropium parviflorum L. Mant. Pl. 2: 201 (1771).
Heliotropium patebilcense Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 87 (1818).
Heliotropium rugosum M.Martens & Galeotti Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 11(2): 336 (1844).
Heliotropium scorpioides Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 89 (1818).
Heliotropium synzystachyum Ruiz & Pav. Fl. Peruv. 2: 3 (1799).
Schobera angiosperma (Murray) Scop. Intr. Hist. Nat.: 158 (1777).
Schobera hirsuta Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 158 (1838).
Tournefortia synzystachya Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 539 (1819).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Heliotropium angiospermum	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
Heliotropium angiospermum Murr.	Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
Heliotropium angiospermum Murray	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024) Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016) Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. Res. of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, Mexico (Casas et al., 2001) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. & Fungi Project (2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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