Biology:Lepechiniella

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Lepechiniella
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Lepechiniella
Popov

Lepechiniella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.[1]

Its native range is Iran and Western Himalaya , to Xinjiang (in China). It is also found in the countries of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.[1]

The genus name of Lepechiniella is in honour of Ivan Lepyokhin (1740–1802), a Russian naturalist, zoologist, botanist and explorer.[2] It was first described and published in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS Vol.19 on page 713 in 1953.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Lepechiniella alatavica (Popov ex Golosk.) Ovczinnikova
  • Lepechiniella austrodshungarica Golosk.
  • Lepechiniella fursei Riedl
  • Lepechiniella korshinskyi Popov
  • Lepechiniella lasiocarpa W.T.Wang
  • Lepechiniella michaelis Golosk.
  • Lepechiniella microcarpa (Boiss.) Riedl
  • Lepechiniella minuta (Lipsky) Popov
  • Lepechiniella omphaloides (Schrenk) Popov
  • Lepechiniella persica (Boiss.) Riedl
  • Lepechiniella sarawschanica (Lipsky) Popov
  • Lepechiniella saurica (Bajtenov & Kudab.) Ovczinnikova
  • Lepechiniella ulacholica (Popov) Ovczinnikova

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1031979 entry