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Heliotropium ellipticum

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Heliotropium ellipticum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Heliotropium
Species:
H. ellipticum
Binomial name
Heliotropium ellipticum
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Heliotropium eichwaldii Steud.
    • Heliotropium littorale Steven
    • Heliotropium parviflorum Steven ex Boiss.
    • Heliotropium stevenianum Andrz. ex Hohen.
    • Heliotropium striatum Hemsl.
    • Heliotropium strictum Ledeb.

Heliotropium ellipticum is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to Ukraine, Crimea, European Russia, the Caucasus, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Pakistan.[1] It is a weed and contaminant of cumin and other herbs and spices.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Heliotropium ellipticum Ledeb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ Willocx, Marie; Van Der Beeten, Iris; Asselman, Pieter; Delgat, Lynn; Baert, Wim; Janssens, Steven B.; Leliaert, Frederik; Picron, Jean-François; Vanhee, Celine (2022). "Sorting out the plants responsible for a contamination with pyrrolizidine alkaloids in spice seeds by means of LC-MS/MS and DNA barcoding: Proof of principle with cumin and anise spice seeds". Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences. 4: 100070. doi:10.1016/j.fochms.2021.100070. S2CID 245644951.


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