Boraginaceae
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Actinocarya Adelocaryum Afrotysonia Alkanna (alkanets) Amblynotus Amphibologyne Amsinckia (fiddlenecks) Anchusa (bugloss) Ancistrocarya Anoplocaryum Antiotrema Antiphytum (saucerflower) Arnebia Asperugo (madwort) Auxemma Borago (borage) Bothriospermum Bourreria (strongback) Brachybotrys Brunnera Buglossoides Caccinia Carmona (scorpionbush) Cerinthe Chionocharis Choriantha Cordia Craniospermum Cryptantha Cynoglossopsis Cynoglossum Cynoglottis Cysostemon Dasynotus Decalepidanthus Echiochilon Echiostachys Echium Ehretia (anacuas) Elizaldia Embadium Eritrichium (alpine forget-me-not) Gastrocotyle Gyrocaryum Hackelia (stickseed) Halacsya Heliocarya Heliotropium (heliotrope) Heterocaryum Huynhia Ivanjohnstonia Ixorhea Lacaitaea Lappula Lasiarrhenum Lasiocaryum Lepechiniella Lepidocordia Lindelophia Lithodora Lithospermum Lobostemon Macromeria Maharanga Mairetis Mattiastrum Mertensia (bluebells) Metaeritrichium Microcaryum Microula Mimophytum Moltkia Moltkiopsis Moritzia Myosotidium Myosotis (forget-me-nots) Neatostema Nesocaryum Nogalia Nomosa Nonea (monkswort) Ogastemma Omphalodes (navelwort) Omphalolappula Omphalotrigonotis Onosma Onosmodium Oxyosmyles Paracaryum Pardoglossum Patagonula Pectocarya Pentaglottis Perittostema Plagiobothrys (popcornflower) Pseudomertensia Psilolaemus Pteleocarpa Pulmonaria Rindera Rochefortia Rochelia Rotula Saccellium Scapicephalus Selkirkia Sericostoma Sinojohnstonia Solenanthus Stenosolenium Stephanocaryum Suchtelenia Symphytum (comfreys) Thaumatocaryum Thyrocarpus Tianschaniella Tiquilia Tournefortia (soldierbush) Trachelanthus Trachystemon Trichodesma Trigonocaryum Trigonotis Ulugbekia Valentiniella |
Boraginaceae is commonly known as the borage family after one of its members. It includes a variety of shrubs, trees, and herbs, totalling about 2,000 species in 100 genera found worldwide. A number of familiar plants belong to this family.
The Boraginaceae belong among the asterid group including the orders Gentianales, Lamiales, and Solanales, but their exact position is still uncertain. Under the older Cronquist system they were included in the Lamiales.
Most though not all members of this family have hairy leaves.
Species:
- bluebells Mertensia
- borage Borago
- comfrey Symphytum
- fiddleneck Amsinckia
- forget-me-not Myosotis
- geiger tree Cordia
- heliotrope Heliotropium
- hound's tongue Cynoglossum
External links
- Delta 2002-09-01
- ITIS entry for Boraginaceae
