Heliotropiaceae
Velvetleaf soldierbush
Heliotropium arboreum
- Family
- Heliotropiaceae
- Genus
- Heliotropium
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 白水木, 银毛紫丹, 银毛树
- English
- Velvetleaf soldierbush
- Hindi
- ऑक्टोपस झाड़, ओक्टोपस झाड़
- Vietnamese
- Cây phong ba, H. foertherianum
Synonyms
- Argusia argentea (L.f.) Heine
- Heliotropium foertherianum Diane & Hilger
- Messerschmidia argentea (L.) I.M.Johnst.
- Tournefortia arborea Blanco
- Tournefortia argentea L.f.
Photos
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Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mullookkaaran, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Esculapio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Esculapio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.