
Heliotropium indicum
Indian Heliotrope
As recorded: Heliotropium indicum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Heliotropiaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 2834
- Date
- June 10, 1946
- Locality
- Masalog ridge
- Island
- Tinian
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Elevation
- 61 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 10, 1946, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 9 other specimens.
Heliotropium indicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,085 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Cooper, TX, US
no rights reserved

2026-10-26
W AR-10, Booneville, AR, US
(c) aislinn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Red Apple Inn & Country Club, Heber Springs, AR, US
(c) boverser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Denton, TX, US
(c) Mars Shehan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Denton, TX, US
(c) Donna C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Georgetown, TX, US
(c) swebbdvm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Heliotropium indicum. BISH 571599. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956322467. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/571599.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956322467 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
