Symphytum caucasicum

Symphytum caucasicum, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France

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: Boragineae
Subtribus: Boragininae
Genus: Symphytum
Species: Symphytum caucasicum

Name

Symphytum caucasicum M.Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 128 (1808).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Symphytum racemosum Stephan ex Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 4: 752 (1819).
  • Symphytum caucasicum D.Don, in R.Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. 6: t. 294 (1835).
  • Symphytum donii DC., Prodr. 10: 37 (1846).
  • Symphytum azureum H.C.Hall, Tijdschr. Natuurk. Wetensch. Kunsten 2: 128 (1849).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Eastern Europe Central European Russia, North European Russia. Asia-Temperate Caucasus Armenia, Azerbaijan, Gruziya. Asia-Temperate Western Asia Iran. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Riedl, H.U. 1964. Boraginaceae. In: Rechinger, K.H. (ed.) Flora Iranica. Vol. 48. 281 pp., Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt Graz. Reference page. 
• Tamanian, K.G. 2011. Конспект семейства Boraginaceae в Армении. Checklist of Boraginaceae Juss. family in Armenia. Takhtajania 1: 60–69. PDF Reference page. 
• Seregin, A.P. 2014. Flora of Vladimir Oblast, Russia: grid data analysis. [in Russian]. 441 pp. KMK Scientific Press, Moscow. ISBN 978-5-9905832-9-0 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Symphytum caucasicum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 December 28. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Symphytum caucasicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 December 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Symphytum caucasicum. Published online. Accessed: 28 December 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Caucasian comfrey

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