Alkanna is a genus of herbaceous plants in the family Boraginaceae. It includes 66 species native to southern and east-central Europe, western Asia, and North Africa.[1]

Alkanna
Alkanna orientalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Boraginoideae
Genus: Alkanna
Tausch, 1824
Type species
Alkanna tinctoria
(L.) Tausch
Species[1]

66; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Alcanna Orph. (1870)
  • Baphorhiza Link (1829)
  • Camptocarpus K.Koch (1842), nom. superfl.
  • Campylocaryum DC. ex Meisn. (1840)
  • Oskampia Moench (1794)
  • Rhytispermum Link (1829)
Alkanna oreodoxa
Alkanna tinctoria with bright blue flowers
Alkanna aucheriana

Species

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66 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Alkanna Tausch Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 July 2024.