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December 2024

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genus

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.

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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

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

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

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Borago crassifolia Vent. Descr. Pl. Nouv. : t. 100 (1803) wfo-0000568953
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Borago gruina C.Sm. in Tuckey, Congo 250, nomen. wfo-0001349384
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Borago indica Blanco Fl. Filip. [F.M. Blanco] 81. 1837 wfo-0001349386
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Borago laxiflora Poir. Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 1. 693. 1811 [2 May 1811] wfo-1200040844
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Borago laxiflora Willd. Enum. Pl. Suppl. [Willdenow] 9. 1814 [Jul-Dec 1814] wfo-0001349387
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Borago macranthera Banks & Sol. Aleppo, ed. II. ii. 246. wfo-0001349388
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Borago macranthera Sol. Nat. Hist. Aleppo ed. 2, 2: 246 1794 wfo-0000568962
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Borago tristis G.Forst. Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. 9: 51 (1789) wfo-0000568971