Arnebia

Arnebia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. There are about 38 species, most are located in the Mediterranean region and eastwards to the Himalayas and one species extending down to tropical Africa.[1]

Arnebia
Arnebia densiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Boraginoideae
Genus: Arnebia
Forssk.
Type species
Arnebia tinctoria
Forssk.
Species

See text.

The generic name "Arnebia" originates from the Arabic name shajaret el arneb.[2]

The Arnebia genus was first established by Pher Forsskal in 1775, and mostly confined to Asia with a few species occurring in the drier parts of North Africa[3]

Selected species

References

  1. "Arnebia Forssk. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. Stearn, William T. (2002). Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners. Cassell.
  3. M.A. Rather, D.P. Pandey, Sanjay Kumar , Tasir Sharief Per and Younis Rashid, 2018, PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF ARNEBIA BENTHAMII (WALL. EX G. DON) I.M. JOHN ST., International Journal of Innovative Research and Review,Vol.6(1).21[Online]


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