Boraginaceae
Cerinthe

Cerinthe retorta Sm.

First published in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 120 (1806)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Europe to W. Türkiye. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Turkey, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Selvi, F., Cecchi, L. & Coppi, A. (2009). Phylogeny, karyotype, evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58: 1307-1325.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1972). Flora Europaea 3: 1-370. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wagensommer, R.P., Fröhlich, T. & Fröhlich, M. (2014). First record of the southeast European species Cerinthe retorta Sibth. & Sm. (Boraginaceae) in Italy and considerations on its distribution and conservation status. Acta Botanica Gallica 161: 111-115.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Wagensommer, R.P., Fröhlich, T. & Fröhlich, M. (2014). First record of the southeast European species Cerinthe retorta Sibth. & Sm. (Boraginaceae) in Italy and considerations on its distribution and conservation status. Acta Botanica Gallica 161: 111-115.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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