Boraginaceae

Tournefortia L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 140 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Cosmopolitan.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Aruba, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Cambodia, Cayman Is., China South-Central, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Galápagos, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Laos, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • I.M. Johnston in Journ. Arn. Arb. 16: 145–161 (1935)
  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 68 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 140 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 22, 2003 Eanghourt, K. [253], Cambodia K000183069 No
Jul 1, 1843 Schimper [1285], Ethiopia K000418806 Yes
Plowman, T. [5469], Ecuador 44859.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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 2022 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 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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