Heliotropium pannifolium Burch. ex Hemsl. (1884:78)
St Helena heliotrope
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Lambdon & Ellick, 2016; Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last (and only) record: 1810 (Lambdon & Ellick, 2016; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
St. Helena
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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