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, 2^nd 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