Biology:Moltkiopsis

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Moltkiopsis
Moltkiopsis ciliata 1.JPG
Moltkiopsis ciliata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Moltkiopsis
I.M.Johnst.
Species:
M. ciliata
Binomial name
Moltkiopsis ciliata
(Forssk.) I.M.Johnst.
Synonyms
  • Moltkia ciliata Margarospermum latifolium
  • Lithospermum ciliatum Batschia fimbriata
  • Nutt. Forssk.
  • Forssk. (Forssk.) Maire
  • Lithospermum latifolium Lithospermum callosum
  • Forssk. Decne.
  • Lithospermum angustifolium Vahl
  • Poir. Lithospermum niveum

Moltkiopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. The only species is Moltkiopsis ciliata.[1]

Its native range is northern Africa to Sahel and the Arabian Peninsula. It is found in the regions of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, the Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Sudan, Tunisia and the western Sahara.[1]

The genus name of Moltkiopsis is in honour of Joachim Godske Moltke (1746–1818), the Prime Minister of Denmark from 1814 to 1818. He was also father of Prime Minister Adam Wilhelm Moltke and the son of Danish diplomat Adam Gottlob Moltke.[2] The Latin specific epithet of ciliata is derived from ciliatus meaning fringed.[3] Both genus and species were first described and published in J. Arnold Arbor. Vol.34 on pages 2-3 in 1953.[4]

References

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