Lepechiniella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: |
Lepechiniella Popov |
Lepechiniella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. [1]
Its native range is Iran and Western Himalaya, to Xinjiang (in China). It is also found in the countries of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. [1]
The genus name of Lepechiniella is in honour of Ivan Lepyokhin (1740–1802), a Russian naturalist, zoologist, botanist and explorer. [2] It was first described and published in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS Vol.19 on page 713 in 1953. [1]
According to Kew: [1]