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Indian Heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum L.

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Heliotropium indicum (Indian Heliotrope) is a species of annual herb in the family Boraginaceae. They have a self-supporting growth form. They are native to Tocantins, Espirito Santo, SãO Paulo, AmazôNia, Acre (Brazil), Cerrado, Minas Gerais, Distrito Federal, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Rio De Janeiro, ParaíBa, Mata Atlântica, RondôNia, Santa Catarina, Pernambuco, Pantanal, GoiáS, Pampa, Piauí, Ceará, Amapá, Bahia, Pará, Caatinga, Rio Grande Do Sul, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Alagoas, and Paraná. They have simple, broad leaves and drupe. Individuals can grow to 1.5 m.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980071
Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span ends within one year after germination, e.g. a winter annual germinating in the autumn and flowering in the spring (esp. in Mediterranean climates), approximately synonymous to therophyte, c.f. biennial, ephemeral, perennial, c.f. also of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic.
Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary, http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossarya_h.html#annual

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/self-supportingGrowthForm
Definition: an organism relying on its own supportive tissues rather than a climbing habit to achieve vertical growth

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3474575

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463930

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3448433

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2841453

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3665474

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q278512
Definition: tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457153

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463504

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3395443

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457419

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451189

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3393098

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q477047

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3924825

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3450387

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3392268

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q157603
Definition: tropical wetland mostly within Brazil, and portions in Bolivia and Paraguay

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3462372

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q184382

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3392213

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3402362

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3407762

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3471168

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3393129

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q375816

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451133

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457415

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3408096

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3455077

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020042
Definition: A leaf in which the lamina is undivided

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002359
Definition: A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's width being notably higher than its length.

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030103
Definition: a fruit which develops from a carpel and at maturity comprises a fleshy exocarp, a fleshy mesocarp, and a stony endocarp

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EOL has data for 18 attributes, including:

host of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002453
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Heliotropium indicum L. (Indian heliotrope)
fruit type
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0000850
- Definition: A fruit anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0002629) which is associated with the type of a fruit (PO:0009001).
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: PO:0009001] [database_cross_reference: TO:moorel]
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drupe
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030103
- Definition: a fruit which develops from a carpel and at maturity comprises a fleshy exocarp, a fleshy mesocarp, and a stony endocarp
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Indiana
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4921868
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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city
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000856
- Definition: Incorporated populated place.
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Leaf Complexity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0007484
- Definition: whether a leaf is intricate or compounded
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simple
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020042
- Definition: A leaf in which the lamina is undivided
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leaf morphology
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0019932
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broad
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002359
- Definition: A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's width being notably higher than its length.
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Mato Grosso Do Sul
- URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457415
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plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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herb
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
- Definition: whole plant herbaceous
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plant lifeform
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900022
- Definition: whole plant lifeform
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terrestrial plant
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/terrestrialPlant
- Definition: A terrestrial plant is a plant that grows on or in or from land. Other types of plants are aquatic (living in water), epiphytic (living on trees) and lithophytic (living in or on rocks)
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_plant
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produces
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0003000
- Definition: This organism produces this material or substance, either during its life or after death. A produces B if some process that occurs in A has output B.
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oxygen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_15379
- Definition: molecular oxygen, O2
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Indian heliotrope. View this species on GBIF

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