Bergenia

Bergenia purpurascens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Saxifragales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Saxifragaceae
Tribus: Darmereae
Genus: Bergenia
Species: B. ciliata – B. crassifolia – B. emeiensis – B. hissarica – B. pacumbis – B. purpurascens – B. scopulosa – B. stracheyi – B. tianquanensis – B. ugamica

Name

Bergenia Moench, Methodus (Moench) 664. (1794), nom. cons. vs. Bergena Adans. (1763)

• Type species: Bergenia crassifolia (L.) Fritsch, Verh. K.K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 39: 587. (1889)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Bergena Adans., Fam. Pl. (Adanson) 2: 345 (1763) nom. rej. vide Lecythis Loefl., Iter Hispan. 189. (1758) (Lecythidaceae)
  • Megasea Haw.
  • Piarophyla Raf.

Homonyms

• Bergenia Neck., Elem. Bot. (Necker) 2: 108 (1790) nom. inval. opera utiq. oppr. vide Lythrum L. (Lythraceae)
• Bergenia Raf., Sylva Tellur. 102 (1838) nom. illeg. hom. vide Cuphea P.Browne (Lythraceae)

References

• Moench, C. 1794. Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici et Agri Marburgensis 664.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Bergenia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar. 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Bergenia. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 31 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Bergenia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Mar. 2022.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Бадан
English: Elephants Ears
suomi: Vuorenkilvet
русский: Бадан

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