Varronia

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Varronia
Varronia bullata botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Varronia
P.Browne[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]
  • Montjolya Friesen
  • Piloisia Raf.
  • Topiaris Raf.
  • Ulmarronia Friesen
  • Varroniopsis Friesen

Varronia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae, found throughout Latin America (except Chile and Patagonia), the Caribbean, and in the US states of Texas and Florida.[2] They were resurrected from Cordia in 2007.[3]

Species[edit]

Currently accepted species include:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 172 (1756)
  2. ^ a b c "Varronia P.Browne". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ Miller, James S.; Gottschling, Marc (2007). "Generic Classification in the Cordiaceae (Boraginales): Resurrection of the Genus Varronia P. Br". Taxon. 56 (1): 163–169. doi:10.2307/25065747. JSTOR 25065747.
  4. ^ "Varronia globosa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 July 2021.


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