Cerinthe major

Cerinthe major

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: Cerinthe major
Subspecies: C. m. subsp. major – C. m. subsp. oranensis – C. m. subsp. purpurascens

Name

Cerinthe major L., Sp. Pl.: 136 (1753).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • see Cerinthe major subsp. major

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain. Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Turkey. Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North. Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern Canada Québec. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 136. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cerinthe major 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 major. Published online. Accessed: Oct 03 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cerinthe major. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Oct 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cerinthe major in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cerinthe major. Accessed: 15 Sep 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Cerinthe major. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 15. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Große Wachsblume
español: ceriflor, palomera
suomi: Isovahakukka
italiano: erba vajola
português: chupa-mel-roxo, flor-mel
svenska: Stor vaxblomma

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