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June 2025

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genus

Echium L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 139 (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-4000012976.

Statistics

Synonyms of Echium

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Argyrexias Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 86. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000003003
Isoplesion Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 86. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000019304
Larephes Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 86. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000020602
Megacaryon Boiss. Pl. Orient. Nov. 1: 7 (1875) wfo-4000023475
Echion St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 144 (1880) wfo-4000045046

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

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link