Anchusa officinalis

Anchusa officinalis

Taxonavigation[edit]

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: Boraginoideae
Tribus: Boragineae
Subtribus: Boragininae
Genus: Anchusa
Species: Anchusa officinalis
Subspecies: A. o. subsp. intacta – A. o. subsp. leucantha – A. o. subsp. officinalis

Name[edit]

Anchusa officinalis L., Sp. Pl.: 133 (1753).

Synonyms[edit]

Homotypic
- Buglossum officinale (L.) Lam., Fl. Fr. 2: 278 (1779).

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland (introduced), Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia (introduced), Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Turkey.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Western Canada
  - British Columbia.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Ontario.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California, Utah.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast (introduced).

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

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 133. Reference page.

Additional references[edit]

Tan, K., Gjeta, E., Mullaj, A., Shuka, L. & Vold, G. 2013. On the identity of Anchusa leucantha (Boraginaceae) from northern Greece. Phytotaxa 140(1): 35–42. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.140.1.3 ResearchGate Reference page.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Anchusa officinalis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 20. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Anchusa officinalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Sep 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Anchusa officinalis. Published online. Accessed: 20 Sep 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Anchusa officinalis. Accessed: 20 Sep 2022.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Anchusa officinalis in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 20.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Anchusa officinalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names[edit]

العربية: لسان الثور المخزني
azərbaycanca: Dərman sümürgəni
беларуская: Пакрывец лекавы
čeština: pilát lékařský
Cymraeg: Llysiau'r-gwrid
dansk: Læge-Oksetunge
Deutsch: Gewöhnliche Ochsenzunge
English: Common Bugloss, Alkanet
español: buglosa oficinal, raiz de fuego, argamala, argámula, buglosa, buglosa vulgar, chupa-mieles, lengua de buey, lengua de buey salvaje, lengua de culebra, lengua de vaca, lenguaza, melera, miel de avispas
eesti: Imikas
suomi: Rohtorasti, häränkieli
français: Buglosse officinale
hornjoserbsce: Wšědna pócćiwka
magyar: Orvosi atracél
lietuvių: Vaistinis godas, Paprastasis godas
norsk bokmål: Oksetunge
Nederlands: Gewone ossentong, Gewone ossetong
polski: Farbownik lekarski
русский: Воловик лекарственный, Анхуза лекарственная
slovenčina: smohla lekárska
svenska: Oxtunga, Fåretunga
Türkçe: Adi sığırdili
українська: Воловик лікарський
中文（简体）: 药用牛舌草
中文（繁體）: 藥用牛舌草
中文（臺灣）: 藥用牛舌草
中文: 药用牛舌草, 药用牛舍草

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