Myosotis abyssinica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Boraginales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Cynoglossoideae
Tribus: Myosotideae
Genus: Myosotis
Species: Myosotis abyssinica

Name

Myosotis abyssinica Boiss. & Reut., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 1 11: 122 (1849).

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Myosotis hispida var. bracteata A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 89 (1850).
    • Myosotis aequinoctialis Baker, Kew Bull. 29 (1894)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Ethiopia, Sudan.
    • West-Central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaïre.
  • Asia-Temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Yemen.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) 1963. Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2. 544 pp. London, United Kingdom: Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Adiministrations. Reference page. 
  • Verdcourt, B. 1991. Flora of Tropical East Africa, Boraginaceae. 124 pp., Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. A.A.Balkema. ISBN 90-6191-354-3 Google Books. Reference page. 
  • Wood, J.R.I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen Flora. VI + 434 + 40 pp. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-900347-31-8. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

العربية: أذن الفأر الحبشي
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