Heliotropium anomalum

Heliotropium anomalum is a species of flowering shrub in the borage family. Its common names include Polynesian heliotrope, Pacific heliotrope, Scrub heliotrope^[2] and hinahina kū kahakai (Hawaiian).

Heliotropium anomalum
H. a. var. argenteum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Heliotropium
Species:	H. anomalum
Binomial name
Heliotropium anomalum Hook. & Arn.[1]

The species is native to the Hawaiian Islands, Guam, Christmas Island, Saipan, Tinian, Wake Island and New Caledonia.^[1]

H. a. var. argenteum is the official flower of the island Kahoʻolawe in Hawaii.^[3][4]