Euploca humilis explained

Euploca humilis (syn. Tournefortia humilis), the dwarf tournefortia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae.^[1] It is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and most of Brazil.^[2] Originally described by Linnaeus in 1753, molecular and morphological evidence led to its transfer from Tournefortia to Euploca in 2016.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Wilkes . John . John Wilkes (printer) . 1829 . Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature . 24 . London . G. Jones . 50 .
2. 77153394-1 . Euploca humilis (L.) Feuillet . 14 January 2022 .
3. Two new combinations in Euploca Nutt. (Heliotropiaceae, Boraginales) and a conspectus of the species of the Guiana Shield area . 2016 . Feuillet . Christian . PhytoKeys . 61 . 101–124 . 10.3897/phytokeys.61.6260 . 27081354 . 4816986 . free .