Velvet Soldierbush
In the Hawaiian Islands
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Boraginaceae Genus: Heliotropium Species: H. The Hawaiian Islands, once known as the Sandwich Islands, form an Archipelago of 19 Islands and Atolls numerous smaller The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Least Concern ( LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its The order Lamiales is a Taxon in the asterid group of dicotyledonous Flowering plants. Boraginaceae Juss 1789 the Borage or Forget-me-not family includes a variety of Shrubs Trees and Herbs totaling about 2000 species The heliotropes ( Heliotropium) is a Genus of plants in the family Boraginaceae with 250 to 300 species foertherianum
Binomial name
Heliotropium foertherianum Diane & Hilger
Synonyms
Tournefortia argentea L. In Scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different Scientific names used for a single Taxon. f. Argusia argentea (L. f. ) Heine Messerschmidia argentea (L. f. ) I. M. Johnst. Tournefortia arborea Blanco

Heliotropium foertherianum (Tree Heliotrope, Velvet Soldierbush or Octopus Bush), is a species of plant in the Boraginaceae family. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Boraginaceae Juss 1789 the Borage or Forget-me-not family includes a variety of Shrubs Trees and Herbs totaling about 2000 species It is native to tropical Asia, including southern China, Madagascar, northern Australia, and most of the atolls and high islands of Micronesia and Polynesia. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Micronesia, from the Greek mikros (μικρός (meaning small) and nesos (νῆσος (meaning island) is a Subregion Polynesia (from Greek: πολύς many, νῆσος island) is a Subregion of Oceania, comprising a large grouping of over

The tree is small, it is not very good for timber, but it is rare in some places where the wood is used as firewood for beach barbecues.

Taxonomy

Originally published as Tournefortia argentea, it was transferred to Argusia argentea, and remained under that name until recently. It was recently restored to Tournefortia before being transferred into Heliotropium under a new name in 2003. The heliotropes ( Heliotropium) is a Genus of plants in the family Boraginaceae with 250 to 300 species ^[1][2]

References

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Argusia argentea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

External links

• Plants of Midway Atoll
• Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry

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