Symphytum creticum

Taxonavigation

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

Symphytum creticum (Willd.) Runemark ex Greuter & Rech.f., Boissiera 13: 100 (1967).

Basionym
- Borago cretica Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4 (Willdenow) 1(2): 778 (1798).
Homotypic
- Trachystemon creticus (Willd.) D.Don ex G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 309 (as T. creticum). (Art. 62.2a ICN)
- Psilostemon creticus (Willd.) DC. & A.DC., Prodr. 10: 36. (1846 (as P. creticum). (Art. 62.2a ICN)
- Procopiania cretica (Willd.) Gușul., Bul. Fac. Sti. Cernauti 2: 435 (1928).

Heterotypic
- Procopiana insularis Pawł., Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 17: 45. (1971).
  - Symphytum insulare (Pawł.) Greuter & Burdet, Willdenowia 11: 39 (1981).
- Procopiania cretica f. nuda Pawł., Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 17(1): 45. (1971).
- Procopiania cretica var. squamulata Pawł., Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 17(1): 45. (1971).
  - Symphytum creticum var. squamulatum (Pawł.) R.L.Jahn, Exkursionsfl. Kreta: 28 (1995). comb. inval.

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Greece, Kriti. Asia-Temperate Western Asia East Aegean Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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Authier, P. & Covillot, J. 2011. Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce). Saussurea 41: 131–170. Full issue PDF; 19 MB Reference page.
Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatroú, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013. Vascular Plants of Greece: An Annotated Checklist. Englera 31: 1–368. JSTOR PDF Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Symphytum creticum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 23. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Symphytum creticum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Dec 2023.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Symphytum creticum. Accessed: 2023 23 Dec.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Symphytum creticum. Published online. Accessed: 23 Dec 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Symphytum creticum. Accessed: 23 Dec 2023.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Symphytum creticum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 23.

English: Cretan gorge comfrey