Cerinthe retorta

Cerinthe retorta

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

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Boraginoideae
Tribus: Lithospermeae
Genus: Cerinthe
Species: Cerinthe retorta

Name

Cerinthe retorta Sm. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 120 (1806).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cerinthe purpurea Vis., Flora 12(1 Erg.): 8 (1829).
  • Cerinthe atropurpurea Vis. ex A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 4 (1844).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Northwest Balkan Peninsula. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sibthorp, J. & Smith, J.E. 1806. Florae Graecae Prodromus, sive Plantarum omnium enumeratio, quas in provinciis aut insulis Graeciae invenit Johannes Sibthorp, M.D. Vol. I(1), xvi + 218 pp. London: Richard Taylor. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cerinthe retorta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sep 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cerinthe retorta. Published online. Accessed: Oct 03 2020. Reference page.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Cerinthe retorta in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sep 01.Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cerinthe retorta. Accessed: 01 Sep 2025.Reference page. 

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