Heliotropium aegyptiacum is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to Egypt, northwest tropical Africa, Socotra, Kenya, and the Arabian Peninsula.[1] It is favored by desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria), but is toxic to livestock.[2]
| Heliotropium aegyptiacum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Heliotropium |
| Species: | H. aegyptiacum
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliotropium aegyptiacum | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Heliotropium aegyptiacum Lehm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Stower, W. J.; Greathead, D. J. (1969). "Numerical Changes in a Population of the Desert Locust, with Special Reference to Factors Responsible for Mortality". Journal of Applied Ecology. 6 (2): 203–235. doi:10.2307/2401537. JSTOR 2401537.
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