Pentaglottis

Pentaglottis sempervirens

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: Pentaglottis
Species: P. sempervirens

Name

Pentaglottis Tausch, Flora 12: 643. (1829)

• Type species: Pentaglottis sempervirens (L.) Fisch. ex Trautv.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Carylopha Fisch. & Trautv., Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 3: 31 (1837)
  • Caryolopha Fisch. & Trautv., Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 3: 31 (1837)

Homonyms

• Pentaglottis Wall. (1831) = Melhania Forssk.

References

• Tausch, I.F. 1829. Flora 12: 643.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pentaglottis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov. 7. Reference page. 
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Pentaglottis in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2011 Sept 05.

Vernacular names

suomi: Varsankielet
svenska: Hästtungesläktet

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