Boraginaceae

Nama L.

First published in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 950 (1759), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Hawaiian Islands, W. & Central U.S.A. to Honduras, Caribbean, W. & S. South America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, California, Cayman Is., Chile North, Colorado, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Galápagos, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Idaho, Jamaica, Kansas, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Montana, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, Turks-Caicos Is., Utah, Washington, Windward Is., Wyoming

Introduced into:

Alabama, Chile Central, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Palmer, E. [862] Mexico K000612681 Unknown Type Material Yes
Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E. [609] Mexico K000612694 Type Yes
Palmer, E. [985] Mexico K000612679 Unknown Type Material Yes
Palmer, E. [861] Mexico K000612680 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lemmon, J.G.; Lemmon, S. [s.n.] United States K001096138 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pringle, C.G. [6287] Mexico K000612677 Unknown Type Material Yes
Palmer, E. [982] Mexico K000612696 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schaffner [194] Mexico K000612693 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schaffner [194] Mexico K000612695 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • 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