Plant Details

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

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
cherry pie	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cherry-pie	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
garden heliotrope	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
heliotrope	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
heliotropium peruvianum	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
simatelumani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sweet heliotrope	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)

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Kew's taxonomic resources include 12 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Heliotropium peruvianum L. Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 187 (1762).
Heliotropium arborescens var. genuinum I.M.Johnst. Contr. Gray Herb. 81: 40 (1928), not validly publ.
Heliotropium arborescens var. grisellum I.M.Johnst. Contr. Gray Herb. 81: 40 (1928).
Heliotropium corymbosum Ruiz & Pav. Fl. Peruv. 2: 2 (1799).
Heliotropium corymbosum var. grisellum (I.M.Johnst.) Luebert Gayana, Bot. 77: 118 (2020).
Heliotropium grandiflorum Donn Hortus Cantabrig., ed. 6: 42 (1811).
Heliotropium odoratissimum Gaterau Desc. Pl. Montauban: 47 (1789).
Heliotropium odoratum Moench Methodus: 415 (1794).
Heliotropium odorum Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 112 (1796).
Heliotropium peruvianum var. voltaireanum Paxton Paxton's Mag. Bot. 16: t. 99 (1849).
Heliotropium voltaireanum (Paxton) Loudon Suburb. Gard., ed. 2: 69 (1850).
Synzistachium peruvianum (L.) Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 89 (1838).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Heliotropium arborescens L.	SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Heliotropium peruvianum L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)

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