Boraginaceae Juss.

First published in Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 128. 1789 [4 Aug 1789] (1789)nom. cons.
This family is accepted

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Genera

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385

The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Chacón, J., Luebert, F., Hilger, H. H., Ovchinnikova, S., Selvi, F., Cecchi, L., Guilliams, C. M., Hasenstab-Lehman, K., Sutorý, K., Simpson, M. G., & Weigend, M. (2016). The borage family (Boraginaceae s. str.): a revised infrafamilial classification based on new phylogenetic evidence, with emphasis on the placement of some enigmatic genera. Taxon 65: 523–546.
  • Kalkman, C. (1997). Boraginaceae. Flora Malesiana, Ser. I, 13: 43–144. National Herbarium of the Netherlands, Leiden.
  • Sanchez, M. N. S. (2010). Boraginaceae. In: W. Milliken, B. Klitgaard & A. Baracat (eds), Neotropikey – interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics. www.kew.org/neotropikey
  • Verdcourt, B. (1991). Boraginaceae. In: R. M. Polhill (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. CRC Press, London.

Neotropikey

  • Candolle, A.P. de. (1845). Borragineae. Pp. 467-501. In De Candolle, A. (ed.), Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis, 9. Treuttel & Würtz, Paris.
  • Diane, N., H. Förther & H.H. Hilger. (2002). A systematic analysis of Heliotropium, Tournefortia, and allied taxa of the Heliotropiaceae (Boraginales) based on ITS1 sequences and morphological data. American Journal of Botany 89(2): 287-295.
  • Ferguson, D. M. (1999). Phylogenetic analysis and relationships in Hydrophyllaceae s. str. based on ndhF sequence data. Syst. Bot. 23: 253-268.
  • Gottschling, M. & J.S. Miller. (2006). Clarification of the taxonomic position of Auxemma, Patagonula, and Saccellium (Cordiaceae, Boraginales). Syst. Bot. 31(2): 361-367.
  • Gottschling, M., H.H. Hilger, M. Wolf & N. Diane. (2001). Secondary structure of the ITS1 transcript and its application in a reconstruction of the phylogeny of Boraginales. Plant Biology 3: 629-636.
  • Gottschling, M., M. Weigend & H.H. Hilger. (2005). Congruence of a phylogeny of Cordiaceae (Boraginales) inferred from ITS1 sequence data with morphology, ecology, and biogeography. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 92: 425-437.
  • Miller, J.S. & M. Gottschling. (2007). Generic classification in the Cordiaceae (Boraginales): Resurrection of the genus Varronia P. Br. (Cordiaceae). Taxon 56(1): 163-169.
  • Smith, R.A., D.M. Ferguson, T.J. Barkman & C.W. Pamphilis. (2000). Molecular phylogenetic evidence for the origin of Lennoaceae: A case of adelphoparasitism in the angiosperms? Amer. J. Bot. [Suppl.] 87: 158.
  • Stapf, M.N.S. (2007).  Avaliação da classificação infragenérica de Cordia L. (Cordiaceae) e revisão taxonómica de Cordia sect. Pilicordia DC. Para o Brasil.  Tese Doutorado Botánica, Feira de Santana: Universidade Estadual de Feira, Brasil.
  • Yatskievych, G. and C.T. Mason. (1986). A revision of the Lennoaceae. Syst. Bot. 11: 531-548.

The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Valentine, D. H. & Chater, A. O. (1972). Boraginaceae. In: T. G. Tutin, V. H. Heywood, N. A. Burges, D. M. Moore, D. H. Valentine, S. M. Walters & D. A. Webb (eds), Flora Europaea 3: 83–122. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge & New York.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2014 Buchanan-Hamilton, F. [Cat. no. s.n.] India K001132958 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rico, L.; Maxted, N.; Ali Shehadeh [2279] Cyprus K001306599 No
Redden, K.M.; Perry, C.; Singh, D.; Alexander, E.; James, H.; John, N.; Simon, H.; Joseph, E. [5316] Guyana K001635936 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Burma K001132434 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mamba, A.; Datizua, C.; Rachide, T.; Saide, R.O. (guide) [AM21] Mozambique K001346818 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7529] K001127448 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0