Heliotropium macrostachyum (DC.) Hemsl. belongs to the Heliotropiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Stevens, W. D 27320

June 17, 2008

Location

Nicaragua, Nueva Segovia

13.667778, -86.482306

Location Remarks

Along Highway to Las Manos, 1.5 km N of Mosonte junction N of Ocotal. Roadside and dry forest. 660 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Roadside, weak shrub 5-8 dm tall, corolla white, fruits green.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Boraginales

Family

Heliotropiaceae

Genus

Heliotropium

Specific Epithet

macrostachyum

Authorship

(DC.) Hemsl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#214,967 of 335,497

Top 65%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →