Anchusa ovata

Anchusa ovata

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: Anchusa
Species: Anchusa ovata

Name

Anchusa ovata Lehm., Pl. Asperif. Nucif.: 222 (1818), nom. nov.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Lycopsis orientalis L., Sp. Pl.: 139 (1753).
    • Anchusa orientalis (L.) Rchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach, Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 18: 63 (1858), nom. illeg.
    • Lycopsis arvensis subsp. orientalis (L.) Kuntze, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 10: 216 (1887).
    • Anchusa arvensis subsp. orientalis (L.) Nordh., Norsk Fl. (Oslo): 526 (1940).
• Heterotypic
  • Lycopsis erecta d'Urv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 278 (1822).
  • Lycopsis micrantha Ledeb. in C.Pander, Beitr. Russie 1: 65 (1830).
  • Anchusa tinctoria Sieber ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 86 (1840), nom. inval.
  • Lycopsis taurica Steven, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 30(I): 338 (1857).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Czechoslovakia, Germany, Poland (introduced). Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Portugal, Spain (introduced). Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Krym, East European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria (doubtfully present), Tunisia. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Siberia Altay, West Siberia (introduced). Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Palestine, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia, Yemen. Regional: China Hainan, Inner Mongolia, China North-Central, Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang. Regional: Mongolia Mongolia. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lehmann, J.G.C. 1818. Plantae e Familiae Asperifoliarum Nuciferae. 516 pp. F. Dümmler, Berlin. Internet Archive Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Anchusa ovata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Anchusa ovata. Published online. Accessed: April 11 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Anchusa ovata. Accessed: 11 April 2024.

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