Morina

Genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae

Morina
Inflorescence of M. longifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily: Morinoideae
Genus: Morina
L. (1753)
Species[1]

14; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Acanthocalyx (DC.) M.J.Cannon (1984)
  • Asaphes Spreng. (1827), nom. illeg.
  • Cryptothladia (Bunge) M.J.Cannon (1984)

Morina is a genus flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 14 species native to Eurasia, ranging from southeastern Europe through Western and Central Asia to the Himalayas, China, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.[1] It is named in honor of Louis Morin de Saint-Victor (1635–1715), a French physician, botanist and meteorologist.[2]

It is unofficially the provincial flower of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[citation needed]

Species

14 species are accepted.[1]

  • Morina alba Hand.-Mazz.
  • Morina bracteata C.Y.Cheng & H.B.Chen
  • Morina chinensis Y.Y.Pai
  • Morina chlorantha Diels
  • Morina coulteriana Royle
  • Morina kokanica Regel
  • Morina kokonorica K.S.Hao
  • Morina longifolia Wall. ex DC.
  • Morina ludlowii (M.J.Cannon) D.Y.Hong
  • Morina nepalensis D.Don
  • Morina parviflora Kar. & Kir.
  • Morina persica L.
  • Morina polyphylla Wall. ex DC.
  • Morina subinermis Boiss.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Morina L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. ^ Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen ISBN 3-7643-0755-2
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