Biology:Borodinia (plant)

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Borodinia
Borodinia canadensis.jpg
Borodinia canadensis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Borodinia
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Synonyms
  • Shortia Raf.

Borodinia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.[1] Species of the genus have a native range from southern Siberia and northern China, and from eastern Canada to the central and eastern United States.[1]

Species of this genus were formerly classified in the genus Boechera but were transferred to the genus Borodinia based on 2013 genetic analysis of this clade.[2]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Borodinia:[1]

  • Borodinia burkii (Porter) P.J.Alexander & Windham
  • Borodinia canadensis (L.) P.J.Alexander & Windham - native to eastern and central USA and eastern Canada[1]
  • Borodinia dentata (Raf.) P.J.Alexander & Windham
  • Borodinia laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) P.J.Alexander & Windham
  • Borodinia macrophylla (Turcz.) O.E.Schulz - native to far eastern Russia[1]
  • Borodinia missouriensis (Greene) P.J.Alexander & Windham
  • Borodinia perstellata (E.L.Braun) P.J.Alexander & Windham
  • Borodinia serotina (E.S.Steele) P.J.Alexander & Windham - endemic to Virginia and West Virginia, USA;[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q8250905 entry