Lithospermum erythrorhizon

Lithospermum erythrorhizon

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: Lithospermum
Species: Lithospermum erythrorhizon

Name

Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold & Zucc., Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(3): 149 (1846).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Lithospermum officinale subsp. erythrorhizon (Siebold & Zucc.) Hand.-Mazz. in Symb. Sin. 7: 817 (1936)
  • Lithospermum officinale var. erythrorhizon (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim. in Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 17: 411 (1872)
• Heterotypic
  • Lithospermum arvense Thunb. in Fl. Jap.: 81 (1784), sensu auct.
  • Lithospermum murasaki Siebold in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 12: 32 (1830)
  • Lithospermum officinale var. japonicum Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 94 (1865)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Eastern Asia Amur, Chita, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Primorye, Yakutskiya Regional: China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Siebold, P.F. de & Zuccarini, J.G. 1846. Florae Japonicae familiae naturales, adjectis generum et specierum exemplis selectis. Sectio altera. Plantae Dicotyledoneae (Gamopetalae, Monochlamydeae) et Monocotyledoneae. Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Physikalischen Classe der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 4(3): 125–240. BHL Reference page.  [p. 149]
• Thunberg, C.P. 1784. Flora Japonica sistens plantas insularum japonicarum secundum systema sexuale emendatum redactas ad XX classes, ordines, genera et species cum differentiis specificis, synonymis paucis, descriptionibus concinnis et XXXIX iconibus adiectis. Leipzig. BHL Reference page.  [p. 81]
• von Siebold, P.F. 1830. Synopsis Plantarum Oeconomicarum universi regni Japonici. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen 12: i–iv, 1–74. BHL Reference page.  [p. 32]
• Miquel, F.A.W. 1865–1866. Prolusio Florae Japonicae. Annales Musei Botanici Lugduno-Batavi 2(3): 69–84, (4): 85–116, pl. 4, (5): 117–148 (1865), (6): 149–180, pls. 5–6, (7): 181–212, pl. 7 (1866). BHL Reference page.  [p. 94]
• Akiyama, S. & Ohba, H. 2016. Siebold's and Siebold & Zuccarini's Names Based on Thunberg's Names in His Flora Japonica. The Journal of Japanese Botany 91(5): 255–262. DOI: 10.51033/JJAPBOT.91_5_10685 Reference page.  [p. 256–259]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Lithospermum erythrorhizon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Apr 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Lithospermum erythrorhizon. Published online. Accessed: Oct 07 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Lithospermum erythrorhizon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Oct 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lithospermum erythrorhizon in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.94

Vernacular names

English: lithospermum, purple gromwell, red-root gromwell
eesti: Puna-rusujuur
日本語: ムラサキ
한국어: 지치
svenska: Purpurstenfrö
中文: 紫草

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