Suchtelenia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: |
Suchtelenia Kar. ex Meisn. |
Synonyms [1] | |
Cynoglossum calycinum C.A.Mey. |
Suchtelenia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Boraginaceae. [2] It only contains one known species, Suchtelenia calycina (C.A.Mey.) DC. [2]
It also has a subspecies, Suchtelenia calycina var. calycina. [1] It has 3 known synonyms; Suchtelenia cerinthifolia Kar. ex Meisn., Suchtelenia eriophora Bornm. and Suchtelenia uniserialis Ledeb.. [3]
It is native to Iran and Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in Central Asia. [2]
The genus name of Suchtelenia is in honour of Paul van Suchtelen (1788–1833), a Dutch-born Russian military officer. [4] The Latin specific epithet of calycina is derived from the Greek calycinus, meaning "like a calyx" or "with a prominent calyx". [5] It was first described and published in Pl. Vasc. Gen. Vol.1 on page 188 in 1839. [2] The species was published in Prodr. Vol.10 on page 163 in 1846. [1]