Lepechiniella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.[1]
| Lepechiniella | |
|---|---|
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| L. sarawschanica and L. transalaica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Lepechiniella Popov |
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
editAccording 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
edit- ^ a b c d "Lepechiniella Popov | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.