Heliotropium arborescens Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 913. 1759.

["Habitat in Peru."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 187 (1762). RCN: 1054.

Replaced synonym of: Heliotropium peruvianum L. (1762), nom. illeg.

Lectotype (Riedl in Kalkman & al., Fl. Malesiana, ser. I, 13: 102. 1997): [icon] " Heliotropium, foliis ovato-lanceolatis, spicis plurimis confertis caule fruticoso " in Miller, Fig. Pl. Gard. Dict. 1: 96, t. 144. 1757.

Current name: Heliotropium arborescens L. ( Boraginaceae).