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Heliotrope is a small to medium sized growing tree that typically reaches heights of 3.7 metres (12 ft). The leaves of this tree are light green in color, silvery in sheen, and silky in texture. The tree produces small fruits and flowers during its bloom, (May through November). The
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Laurent D (August 2012). "Protective effect of Heliotropium foertherianum (Boraginaceae) folk remedy and its active compound, rosmarinic acid, against a Pacific ciguatoxin".
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Marshall Islands, corpses are washed in water soaked with the leaves of the tree heliotrope to mask smells. The leaves are used as a spice on some islands, and can also be eaten raw as a salad. In Kiribati, oil from the leaves is used to make deodorant.
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397:Tree Heliotrope grove in Hawaii
1235:Least concern flora of Oceania
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1215:Flora of the Tubuai Islands
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443:. Due to its availability,
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266:Messerschmidia argentea
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1200:Flora of the Maldives
801:Heliotropium arboreum
771:Heliotropium arboreum
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515:H. Arboreum
499:antioxidant
474:ciguatoxins
447:is used as
445:H. arboreum
437:H. arboreum
358:typical of
271:I.M.Johnst.
170:Boraginales
134:Angiosperms
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350:. It is a
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