Boraginaceae

Boraginaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Boraginaceae
Genera
Actinocarya[?] Adelocaryum[?] Afrotysonia[?] Alkanna[?] (alkanets) Amblynotus[?] Amphibologyne[?] Amsinckia[?] (fiddlenecks) Anchusa[?] (bugloss) Ancistrocarya[?] Anoplocaryum[?] Antiotrema[?] Antiphytum[?] (saucerflower) Arnebia[?] Asperugo[?] (madwort) Auxemma[?] Borago[?] (borage) Bothriospermum[?] Bourreria[?] (strongback) Brachybotrys[?] Brunnera[?] Buglossoides[?] Caccinia[?] Carmona[?] (scorpionbush) Cerinthe[?] Chionocharis[?] Choriantha[?] Cordia Craniospermum[?] Cryptantha[?] Cynoglossopsis[?] Cynoglossum[?] Cynoglottis[?] Cysostemon[?] Dasynotus[?] Decalepidanthus[?] Echiochilon[?] Echiostachys[?] Echium[?] Ehretia[?] (anacuas) Elizaldia[?] Embadium[?] Eritrichium[?] (alpine forget-me-not) Gastrocotyle[?] Gyrocaryum[?] Hackelia[?] (stickseed) Halacsya[?] Heliocarya[?] Heliotropium[?] (heliotrope) Heterocaryum[?] Huynhia[?] Ivanjohnstonia[?] Ixorhea[?] Lacaitaea[?] Lappula[?] Lasiarrhenum[?] Lasiocaryum[?] Lepechiniella[?] Lepidocordia[?] Lindelophia[?] Lithodora[?] Lithospermum[?] Lobostemon[?] Macromeria[?] Maharanga[?] Mairetis[?] Mattiastrum[?] Mertensia[?] (bluebells) Metaeritrichium[?] Microcaryum[?] Microula[?] Mimophytum[?] Moltkia[?] Moltkiopsis[?] Moritzia[?] Myosotidium[?] Myosotis[?] (forget-me-nots) Neatostema[?] Nesocaryum[?] Nogalia[?] Nomosa[?] Nonea (monkswort) Ogastemma[?] Omphalodes[?] (navelwort) Omphalolappula[?] Omphalotrigonotis[?] Onosma[?] Onosmodium[?] Oxyosmyles[?] Paracaryum[?] Pardoglossum[?] Patagonula[?] Pectocarya[?] Pentaglottis[?] Perittostema[?] Plagiobothrys[?] (popcornflower) Pseudomertensia[?] Psilolaemus[?] Pteleocarpa[?] Pulmonaria[?] Rindera[?] Rochefortia[?] Rochelia[?] Rotula[?] Saccellium[?] Scapicephalus[?] Selkirkia[?] Sericostoma[?] Sinojohnstonia[?] Solenanthus[?] Stenosolenium[?] Stephanocaryum[?] Suchtelenia[?] Symphytum (comfreys) Thaumatocaryum[?] Thyrocarpus[?] Tianschaniella[?] Tiquilia[?] Tournefortia[?] (soldierbush) Trachelanthus[?] Trachystemon[?] Trichodesma[?] Trigonocaryum[?] Trigonotis[?] Ulugbekia[?] Valentiniella[?] Ref: Delta (http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/angio/www/boragina.htm) 2002-09-01

Boraginaceae is commonly known as the borage family after one of its members. It includes a variety of shrubs, trees, and herbs, totalling about 2,000 species in 100 genera found worldwide. A number of familiar plants belong to this family.

Most though not all members of this family have hairy leaves.

Species:

• bluebells[?] Mertensia
• borage[?] Borago
• comfrey Symphytum
• fiddleneck[?] Amsinckia
• forget-me-not[?] Myosotis
• geiger tree[?] Cordia
• heliotrope[?] Heliotropium
• hound's tongue[?] Cynoglossum

External link

• ITIS entry for Boraginaceae (http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=31633)