Plant Details

Accepted name:: Heliotropium angiospermum Murray [Boraginaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
alacran	Other	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
cola de alacrán	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
crista-de-galo	Other	Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
kots´nema´ax	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 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 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)

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 Murr.	Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
Heliotropium angiospermum Murray	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)

Heliotropium angiospermum Murr.

Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)

Heliotropium angiospermum Murray

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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