Suchtelenia
Suchtelenia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Boraginaceae.[2] It only contains one known species, Suchtelenia calycina (C.A.Mey.) DC.[2]
| Suchtelenia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Suchtelenia Kar. ex Meisn. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cynoglossum calycinum C.A.Mey. | |
It also has a subspecies, Suchtelenia calycina var. calycina.[1] It has 3 known synonyms; Suchtelenia cerinthifolia Kar. ex Meisn., Suchtelenia eriophora Bornm. and Suchtelenia uniserialis Ledeb..[3]
It is native to Iran and Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in Central Asia.[2]
The genus name of Suchtelenia is in honour of Paul van Suchtelen (1788–1833), a Dutch-born Russian military officer.[4] The Latin specific epithet of calycina is derived from the Greek calycinus, meaning "like a calyx" or "with a prominent calyx".[5] It was first described and published in Pl. Vasc. Gen. Vol.1 on page 188 in 1839.[2] The species was published in Prodr. Vol.10 on page 163 in 1846.[1]
References
- "Suchtelenia calycina (C.A.Mey.) DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- "Suchtelenia Kar. ex Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- "Suchtelenia calycina var. calycina | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.