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Borago L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 137 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000005011.

Literature

Statistics

Status Total %
■ synonym 7 37%
■ unplaced 7 37%
■ accepted 5 26%
Total 19

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Synonyms of Borago

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Borrachinea Lavy État Général Vég. Orig. : 10 (1830) wfo-4000005040
Buglossites Moris Enum. Sem. Hort. Taurin. 8, 32. 1845. wfo-4000005706

Species in Borago

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Borago longifolia Poir. Voy. Barbarie 2: 119 (1789) wfo-0000568961
Borago morisiana Bigazzi & Ricceri Webbia 46: 192 (1992) wfo-0000568963
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Borago laxiflora var. micranthos Guss. Bul. Fac. Sti. Cernauti 2: 440 1928 wfo-0000568960
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Buglossoides laxiflora var. parviflora Moris Fl. Sardoa 3: 137 1859 wfo-0000574439
Borago officinalis L. Sp. Pl. : 137 (1753) wfo-0000568964
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Borago advena Gilib. Fl. Lithuan. Suppl. 272. wfo-0000568946
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Borago aspera Gilib. Fl. Lithuan. i. 25. wfo-0000568950
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Borago hortensis L. Fl. Angl. : 12 (1754) wfo-0000568955
Borago pygmaea (DC.) Chater & Greuter Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 65: 261 (1972) wfo-0000568966
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Anchusa laxiflora DC. Fl. Franç. , ed. 3, 3: 631 (1805) wfo-0000533647
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Borago laxiflora (DC.) Fisch. Cat. Jard. Gorenki : 27 (1808) wfo-0000568959
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Buglossites laxiflorus Moris Index Seminum (TU, Dorpatensis) 1845: 32 (1845) wfo-0000574419
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Campanula pygmaea Lam. ex DC. Fl. Franç. , ed. 3, 3: 705 (1805) wfo-0000828378
Borago trabutii Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 9: 182 (1918) wfo-0000568968

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Borago:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Borago crassifolia Vent. Descr. Pl. Nouv. : t. 100 (1803) wfo-0000568953
Borago gruina C.Sm. in Tuckey, Congo 250, nomen. wfo-0001349384
Borago indica Blanco Fl. Filip. [F.M. Blanco] 81. 1837 wfo-0001349386
Borago laxiflora Willd. Enum. Pl. Suppl. [Willdenow] 9. 1814 [Jul-Dec 1814] wfo-0001349387
Borago macranthera Russell Aleppo, ed. II. ii. 246. wfo-0001349388
Borago macranthera Sol. Nat. Hist. Aleppo ed. 2, 2: 246 1794 — wfo-0000568962
Borago tristis G.Forst. Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. 9: 51 (1789) wfo-0000568971