Cerinthe

Cerinthe major

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: Boraginoideae
Tribus: Lithospermeae
Genus: Cerinthe
Species: C. glabra – C. major – C. minor – C. palaestina – C. retorta – C. tenuiflora

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.

Name

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

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

Synonyms

• 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).

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 137. Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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. 

Links

• 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.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cerinthe. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Oct 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2022 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

dansk: Voksurt
Deutsch: Wachsblumen
suomi: Vahakukat
עברית: דונגית
magyar: Szeplőlapu
հայերեն: Մոմախոտ
polski: Ośmiał
русский: Воскоцветник
svenska: Vaxblommor

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