Chelone

Chelone glabra
Typus of Chelone

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
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: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Cheloneae
Genus: Chelone
Species: C. cuthbertii – C. erwiniae – C. glabra – C. lyonii – C. obliqua – C. speciosa

Name

Chelone L., Sp. Pl. 2: 611. (1753)

• Type species: Chelone glabra L. Sp. Pl. 2: 611. (1753)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Chlonanthus Raf., Princ. Fond. Somiol. 26. (1814)
  • Dysosmon Raf. in Fl. Ludov.: 48 (1817)

Homonym

• Chelone R.L. [Reichenbach], 1817, genus (Animalia, Lepidoptera) = Apoda Haworth, 1809

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern & Central USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin Regional: Canada Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., 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 II: 611. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra, G. eds. (1996-) Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum) (2010) June 22 [1].

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Chelone in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 May 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Chelone. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2014. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Chelone. Published online. Accessed: May 31 2014. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Turtlehead
• suomi: Konnanyrtit
• svenska: Sköldpaddsörtssläktet

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