Myosotis latifolia

Myosotis latifolia

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: Cynoglossoideae
Tribus: Myosotideae
Genus: Myosotis
Species: Myosotis latifolia

Name

Myosotis latifolia Poir., in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 4: 45 (1816).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Myosotis oblongata Link, in C.L.von Buch, Phys. Beschr. Canar. Ins.: 144 (1828).

Homonyms

• Myosotis latifolia Boiss. & Kotschy ex Boiss., Pl. Or. Nov. Dec. 2: 9 (1875). = Myosotis platyphylla Boiss.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Macaronesia Azores, Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Gomera, Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lamarck, J.-B. & Poiret, J.L.M. 1816. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique. Supplément. Tome 4. 731 pp. Paris: H. Agasse. BHL Reference page. : 4: 45

Additional references

• Grau, J. & Merxmüller, H. 1972. Myosotis. Pp. 111–116 in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. xxix + 370 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK), ISBN 0-521-08489-X. Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page. 
• Hansen, A. & Sunding, P., 1993. Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4th revised edition. Sommerfeltia 17: 1–295. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Myosotis latifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Myosotis latifolia. Published online. Accessed: January 24 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Myosotis latifolia. Accessed: 24 January 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Myosotis latifolia. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 24. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: broadleaf forget-me-not

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