Symphytum creticum

Symphytum creticum (as Borago cretica) (Sibthorp & Smith, Flora Graeca. Vol. 2, pl. 176)

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 creticum

Name

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

Synonyms

• 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.

Distribution

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, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Greuter, W. & Rechinger, K.H. 1967. Flora der Insel Kythera, gleichzeitig Beginn einer nomenklatorischen Überprüfung der griechischen Gefässpflanzenarten. Boissiera 13: 1–206 (!100). PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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. 

Links

• 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.

Vernacular names

English: Cretan gorge comfrey

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