Cerinthe
| Cerinthe | |
|---|---|
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| Flowers of Cerinthe major | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | (incertae sedis) |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Tribe: | Lithospermeae |
| Genus: | Cerinthe L. |
| Type species | |
| Cerinthe major L. | |
Cerinthe is a poorly studied genus of vascular plants in the family Boraginaceae,[1] known as "honeyworts". The genus is characterised by a calyx made up of separate, rather than fused, sepals, a tubular corolla, and the schizocarpic fruit that divides into two parts at maturity, unlike most members of the family, where the fruit splits into four nutlets.[1] The genus has a circum-Mediterranean distribution, ranging from the Irano-Turanian region in the east to Morocco in the west.[1]
Species
The following species are accepted by The Plant List:[2]
- Cerinthe glabra Mill.
- Cerinthe major L.
- Cerinthe minor L.
- Cerinthe palaestina Eig & Sam.
- Cerinthe retorta Sm.
- Cerinthe tenuiflora Bertol.
References
- 1 2 3 Federico Selvi, Lorenzo Cecchi & Andrea Coppi (2009). "Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae)". Taxon 58 (4): 1307–1325. JSTOR 27757019.
- ↑ "Cerinthe". The Plant List. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
External links
Media related to Cerinthe at Wikimedia Commons- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
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