Known as Spanish Elm in English as as Cypre or Capa Prieto in Spanish. Widespread in the Neotropics and planted beyond for its flowers and its fine wood.
Heliotropium arborescenssyn. H. peruvianumFamily: BoraginaceaeSpreading perennial about 1m high. Highly fragrant.Flowers purple fading to whiteNative to PeruLocation: in a garden. Australia, Queensland. .
Found from the southern U.S. to northern South America. Photo from mouth of the Palamino River, northeastern Colombia, where it is known as Biyuyo. The translucent berries were once used to make paste.