Blackstonia

Blackstonia perfoliata ((Typus)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
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: Gentianales

Familia: Gentianaceae
Tribus: Chironieae
Subtribus: Chironiinae
Genus: Blackstonia
Species: B. acuminata – B. grandiflora – B. imperfoliata – B. perfoliata

Name

Blackstonia Huds., Fl. Angl.: 146 (1762).

• Type species: Blackstonia perfoliata (L.) Huds., Fl. Angl.: 146 (1762).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Seguiera Manetti, Virid. Fl.: 81 (1751), nom. inval.
    • Seguiera Manetti ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 430 (1891), nom. illeg..
  • Chlora Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 503 (1763).
• Heterotypic
  • Chlorostis Raf., Princ. Somiol. 26 (1814).
  • Disinstylis Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 31 (1837)
  • Pleurimaria Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 31 (1837)

Homonym

• Blackstonia Juss., Dict. Hist. Nat. 6: 432. (1845) orth. var. = Blakstonia Scop., Intr. Hist. Nat. 276 (1777) vide Moronobea Aublet (1775) (Clusiaceae Lindl.)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain, Ireland. Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula. Regional: Eastern Europe Krym, Ukraine. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Azores, Canary Islands. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkiye. Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North. Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Uruguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hudson, W. 1762. Flora Anglica, exhibens Plantas per Regnum Angliae sponte crescentes, distributas Secundum Systema Sexuale: cum differentiis specierum, synonymis autorum, nominibus incolarum, solo locorum, tempore florendi, officinalibus pharmacopaeorum.: i–[xvi], 1–506, [i]–xxii. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Blackstonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jun 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Blackstonia. Published online. Accessed: Jul 11 2021. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Blackstonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jul 2021. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Blackstonia. Accessed: 11 Jul 2021. Reference page. 
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Blackstonia in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2021 Jul 11. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Bitterenziane
• English: Yellow-wort
• suomi: Keltasapet
• hornjoserbsce: Hórčink
• magyar: Gyíkpohár

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