Boraginaceae
Echiochilon

Echiochilon persicum (Burm.f.) I.M.Johnst.

First published in J. Arnold Arbor. 38: 288 (1957)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Sudan to NE. Socotra, Arabian Peninsula, S. Iran to S. Pakistan. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Djibouti, Gulf States, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ali, S.I. & Nasir, Y.J. (1989). Flora of West Pakistan 191: 1-200.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter E-F: 1-50919.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1997 Cole, E. [s.n.] Somalia K000418883 Type No
Jan 1, 1997 Bornmüller, J. [521] Iran K001067003 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A.; Hassan, A. [8986] Somalia K001604344 Yes
Thulin; Eriksson; Gifri; Långström [8373] Yemen K004692994 Yes
Parsa, A. [s.n.] Iran K004693005 Yes
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A.; Khalid, A.; Osman, A. [10589] Somalia K001622814 Yes
[Dr. Numis] [s.n.] K004693007 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [8134] Saudi Arabia K004692981 Yes
[Capt. n. Vicary] [s.n.] K004693000 Yes
Kotschy, K.G.T. [15] Jordan K001067002 Unknown Type Material Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [3650] Oman K004693003 Yes
Bajwa, M.I. [1117-75] Qatar K004693006 Yes
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A.; Osma, A. [9426] Somalia K001604346 Yes
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A.; Osman, A. [9476] Somalia K001604357 Yes
Thulin; Erikssson; Gifri; Långström [8189] Yemen K004692992 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [1646] Saudi Arabia K004692983 Yes
Thulin; Eriksson; Gifri; Långström [8271] Yemen K004692993 Yes
Bornmuller, J. [522] Iran K004692984 Yes
Thulin; Eriksson; Gifri; Långström [8060] Yemen K004692997 Yes
Popov; Jillin; Gilliland [4220] K004693008 Yes
Thulin; Eriksson; Gifri; Långström [8028] Yemen K004692996 Yes
Thulin; Eriksson; Grifri; Långström [8221] Yemen K004692995 Yes
[Dickson] [477] Saudi Arabia K004692999 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [1455] Saudi Arabia K004693004 Yes
Aucher-Eloy [5001] K004693002 Yes
Good, R. [223] Bahrain K004693001 Yes
Bent, T. [s.n.] K004692998 Yes
Willcox, C. [304] United Arab Emirates K004692982 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [7884] Saudi Arabia Echiochilon thesigeri K004692991 Yes
S[uq] [Plgrum] [s.n.] Heliotropium persicum K001589449 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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

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