Suchtelenia

Suchtelenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Suchtelenia
Kar. ex Meisn. (1839)
Species[1]

Six; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Heterocaryum A.DC. (1846)
  • Pseudoheterocaryum Kaz.Osaloo & Saadati (2017)

Suchtelenia is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Boraginaceae. It contains six species native to western Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and southern European Russia.[1]

The genus name of Suchtelenia is in honour of Paul van Suchtelen (1788–1833), a Dutch-born Russian military officer.[2] The genus was first described and published in Pl. Vasc. Gen. Vol.1 on page 188 in 1839.[1]

Species

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Six species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Suchtelenia Kar. ex Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.