Boraginaceae

Bourreria P.Browne

First published in Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 168 (1756), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Central America, Caribbean, Venezuela, Ethiopia to Mozambique, West Indian Ocean.

Distribution

Native to:

Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Somalia, Southwest Caribbean, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Hist. Jamaica: 168 (1756) nom. cons., Beureria in ind.: 492 non Beureria Ehret (1755).
  • Jacq., Enum. Pl. Carib.: 14 (1760).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Thulin in Nord. J. Bot. 7: 413–417 (1987).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Civ. Nat. Hist. Jam.: 168, 492 (1756), as “Beurreria”
  • Schulz in Urban, Sym. Antill. 7: 45 (1911), as “Beurreria”
  • Thulin in Nordic Journ. Bot. 7: 413 (1987), nom. conserv.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2005 Hinton [10866] Mexico K000478223 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Seler, C.; Seler, E. [3946] Mexico K000820492 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 15, 1988 Holst, C. [2409] Tanzania K000418632 Isosyntype Yes
Nov 15, 1988 Holst, C. [2814] Tanzania K000418634 Type Yes
Nov 15, 1988 Holst, C. [2115] Tanzania K000418633 Type Yes
Rakotoarisoa, S.E.; Andriamahay, M.; Razafimahenina, L. [RSE 114] Madagascar K001872038 Yes
Rev, L.G. [s.n.] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K000583503 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gaumer, G.F. [350] Mexico K000096834 Type Yes
Rev, L.G. [s.n.] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K000583504 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • 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