Plantago griffithii

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: Plantagineae
Genus: Plantago
Subgenus: Plantago subg. Plantago
Sectione: Plantago sect. Plantago
Species: Plantago griffithii

Name

Plantago griffithii Decne., in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 700. (1852)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Plantago gentianoides subsp. griffithii (Decne.) Rech.f., Fl. Iranica 15: 9 (1965)
  • Plantago gentianoides var. griffithii (Decne.) Pilg., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 101 (1925)
• Heterotypic
  • Plantago aitchisonii Pilg., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 1099 (1927)
  • Plantago gentianoides var. laxa Pilg., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 1100 (1927)
  • Plantago gentianoides var. tenuispicata Pilg., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 100 (1925)
  • Plantago griffithii var. alpina Bornm., Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins, n.f., 11: 67 (1897)
  • Plantago salesarensis Gand., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 222 (1919)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia Temperate Regional: China Tibet, Xinjiang Regional: Middle Asia Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan Regional: West Asia Afghanistan, Iran References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Taxonavigation

Primary references

• Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) 1852. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 13(1), Sistens Corollifloras supra omissas, nempe Solanaceas, Diapenieas et Plantaginaceas. 741 pp. Sumptibus Victoris Masson, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page.  p. 700

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Plantago griffithii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Plantago griffithii. Published online. Accessed: Oct, 15 2025. Reference page. as Plantago griffithsii
• Tropicos.org 2025. Plantago griffithii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Oct. 2025. Reference page.