Ehretioideae

Ehretia acuminata

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: Ehretioideae
Genera: Bourreria – Ehretia – Halgania – Keraunea –Lepidocordia – Rochefortia – Rotula – Tiquilia

Name

Ehretioideae Arn., Encycl. Brit. ed. 7, 5: 122 (1832) (“Ehretieae”)

• Type genus: Ehretia P.Browne

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ehretiaceae Mart., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. (Martius) 2: 136, 138. (1827)

References

Primary references

• Arnott, G.A. 1832. Botany. In: Napier, M. (ed.), Encyclopaedia Britannica. Ed. 7. Edinburgh: A. & C. Black, 5: 30–145. Online Reference page. 

Additional references

• Irimia, R-E. & Gottschling, M. 2016. Taxonomic revision of Rochefortia Sw. (Ehretiaceae, Boraginales). Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e7720. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e7720. Reference page. 
• Moonlight, P.W. & Cardoso, D.B.O.S. 2023.  A taxonomic revision of Keraunea, including three new species and its phylogenetic realignment with Ehretiaceae (Boraginales). PhytoKeys 219: 145. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.219.101779 Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Ehretioideae. Published online. Accessed: Oct 11 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Ehretioideae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Oct 2020. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ehretioideae in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: Oct 11. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• русский: Эрециевые

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