Kingdom Plantae Family Boraginaceae Scientific name Heliotropium anomalum Rank Species | Order (unplaced) Genus Heliotropium Higher classification Heliotropium | |
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Similar Heliotropium, Boraginaceae, Heliotropium amplexicaule, Sida fallax, Heliotropium curassavicum | ||
Heliotropium anomalum is a species of flowering shrub in the borage family, Boraginaceae, that is native to the Hawaiian Islands, Guam, Christmas Island, Saipan, Tinian, Wake Island and New Caledonia. Common names include Polynesian heliotrope, Pacific heliotrope and hinahina kū kahakai (Hawaiian). H. a. var. argenteum is the official flower of the island Kahoʻolawe in Hawaii.
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