| Heliotropium
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| Heliotropium arborescens
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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| Clade:
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Angiosperms
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| Clade:
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Eudicots
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| Clade:
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Asterids
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| Order:
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Boraginales
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| Family:
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Heliotropiaceae
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| Genus:
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Heliotropium
Tourn. ex L. (1753)
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| Type species
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Heliotropium europaeum
L.
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| Species
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250-300, see text
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| Synonyms
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- Beruniella Zakirov & Nabiev (1986)
- Bourjotia Pomel (1874)
- Bucanion Steven (1851)
- Ceballosia G.Kunkel ex Förther (1998)
- Cochranea Miers (1868)
- Dialion Raf. (1838)
- Eliopia Raf. (1838)
- Heliophytum DC. (1845)
- Hieranthemum Spach (1840)
- Lithococca Small ex Rydb. (1932)
- Meladendron Molina (1810)
- Notonerium Benth. (1876)
- Oskampia Raf. (1838), nom. illeg.
- Parabouchetia Baill. (1887)
- Pentacarya DC. ex Meisn. (1840)
- Piptoclaina G.Don (1837)
- Pittonia Mill. (1754)
- Sarcanthus Andersson (1855)
- Schobera Scop. (1777)
- Scorpianthes Raf. (1838)
- Scorpiurus Heist. ex Fabr. (1763)
- Synzistachium Raf.(1838)
- Tetrandra Miq. (1858)
- Tiaridium Lehm. (1818)
- Valentina Speg. (1902), nom. illeg.
- Valentiniella Speg. (1903)
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Heliotropium is a genus of flowering plants with around 325 species commonly known as heliotropes. They are highly toxic to dogs and cats, as well as to humans.