Boraginaceae

Echium Tourn. ex L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 139 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Macaronesia, Europe to Central Asia, N. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Central European Russia, Chad, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Selvagens, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alaska, Alberta, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arkansas, Brazil South, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile South, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, St.Helena, Tanzania, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Utah, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 175 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 139 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 25, 2006 Kerimov, V.N.; Kerimov, V. [55] Azerbaijan K001589484 Yes
Burns, T.E. [767] Australia K005087708 Yes
Piggin, C. [s.n.] Australia K005087675 Yes
[M.E. Dray] [3] Australia K005087683 Yes
Goode, R.H. [58] Australia K005087684 Yes
Rodway (Mrs) [2320] Australia K005087682 Yes
Van Royen, P. [10606] Australia K005087678 Yes
Piggin, C. [s.n.] Australia K005087672 Yes
Everist, S.L. [S31] Australia K005087688 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 931] India K001110329 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hoyle, N. [229] Australia K005087695 Yes
Rico, L.; Birmingham MSc group [1946] Morocco K000564872 No
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 931] India K001110327 Unknown Type Material Yes
Michael, P.W. [s.n.] Australia K005087690 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 931] India K001110328 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rico, L.; Birmingham MSc group [1911] Morocco K000564903 No
Piggin, C. [s.n.] Australia K005087673 Yes
Piggin, C. [s.n.] Australia K005087674 Yes
Peter, A. [50114] South Africa K001581980 Yes
Bakker, H. [s.n.] Australia K005087701 Yes
Carrasco, M.A.; Cirujano, S.; Velayos, M. [s.n.] Morocco K001935388 No
Lambert, M.R.K. [441] Australia K005087679 Yes
Jacobs, S.; Wilson, K.; Lapinpuro, L. [LL31] Australia K005087687 Yes
McBarron, E.J. [9406] Australia K005087676 Yes
Michael, P.W. [s.n.] Australia K005087692 Yes
Piggin, C. [s.n.] Australia K005087681 Yes
s.coll. [10325] Australia K005087696 Yes
Hagve, T.T. [s.n.] Australia K005087709 Yes
Ripper, P. [s.n.] Australia K005087703 Yes
Michael, P.W. [s.n.] Australia K005087691 Yes
Michael, P.W. [s.n.] Australia K005087694 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [5622] Australia K005087686 Yes
Dodd, J. [439] Australia K005087698 Yes
Coveny, R.; Hind, P. [10817] Australia K005087677 Yes
Dodd, J. [438] Australia K005087697 Yes
Piggin, C. [s.n.] Australia K005087706 Yes
Michael, P.W. [s.n.] Australia K005087693 Yes
Murray, B. [s.n.] Australia K005087704 Yes
[F. Schoonens] [s.n.] Australia K005087702 Yes
[F. Schoonens] [s.n.] Australia K005087700 Yes
Furze, E.P. [s.n.] Australia K005087705 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [893] Spain K000419081 Unknown Type Material Yes
Coveny, R. [2494] Australia K005087685 Yes
Michael, P.W. [s.n.] Australia K005087689 Yes
Furze, E.P. [s.n.] Australia K005087707 Yes
Barker, R. [s.n.] Australia K005087699 Yes
Everist, S.L. [S19] Australia K005087680 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • 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

    • 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 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0