Sherardia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Rubieae
Genus: Sherardia
Species: S. arvensis
monotypic taxon

Name

Sherardia L., Sp. Pl. 1: 102 (1753).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Rubeola Hill, Brit. Herb.: 396- (1756).
  • Dillenia Heist. ex Fabr., Enum., ed. 2: 57 (1763).
  • Hexodontocarpus Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 467 (1867).

Homonyms

• Sherardia Boehm. in Defin. Gen. Pl., ed. 3: 408 (1760), nom. illeg. vide Glinus L. in Sp. Pl.: 463 (1753)
• Sherardia Mill. in Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4.: [s.p.] (1754) vide Stachytarpheta Vahl in Enum. Pl. Obs. 1: 205 (1804)

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 102. Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: 45. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Sherardia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan 4. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• čeština: bračka
• dansk: Blåstjerne
• Deutsch: Ackerröte
• English: blue field madder, field madder
• suomi: Sinimatarat
• français: Shérardie des champs
• Nederlands: Blauw walstro
• slovenčina: drapuľa

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