Cerinthe

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Boraginales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Boraginales

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cerinthe in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 03. Reference page.

Cerinthe L. Sp. Pl. 1: 137 (1753).

Lectotype species: Cerinthe major L., designated by Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot. 128 (1929)

Heterotypic
- Ceranthe (Rchb.) Opiz in F.Berchtold, Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 2(2): 67 (1839).
  - Type species: Cerinthe acuta Opiz, nom. illeg. (= Cerinthe minor L.) (Lectotype designated by Z. Pouzar, Preslia 36: 338 (1964))
  - Cerinthe sect. Ceranthe Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 339 (1832).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain, Ireland (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares (introduced), Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, West Siberia (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan (introduced).
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkiye.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North (introduced).
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Québec (introduced).

Hitchcock, A.S. & Green, M.L. 1929. Standard species of Linnaean genera of Phanerogamae (1753–1754). pp. 111–195. In: Sprague, T.A. (ed.): International Botanical Congress. Cambridge (England), 1930. Nomenclature. Proposals by British Botanists. His Majesty's Stationery Office, London. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cerinthe in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 03. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cerinthe. Published online. Accessed: Oct 03 2020. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Cerinthe. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Oct 2020. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cerinthe. Accessed: 01 Sep 2025.Reference page.