''Bourreria'' is a genus of
flowering plant
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s in the
borage family,
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the borage or forget-me-not family, includes about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees and herbs in 146, to 156 genera with a worldwide distribution.
The APG IV system from 2016 classifies the Boraginaceae as single family of the order ...
. Members of the genus are commonly known as strongbark or strongback.
The generic name was chosen by
Patrick Browne to honour German pharmacist Johann Ambrosius Beurer.
The genus is native to the Americas, where species are distributed from
Mexico
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to northern
South America
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, and in the
Caribbean
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and
Florida
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in the
United States
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. The
center of diversity
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is in the Caribbean,
Central America
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,
[Gottschling, M. and J. S. Miller. (2007)]
A revision of ''Bourreria'' (Boraginales, Ehretiaceae) in South America.
''Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden'' 94(4) 734-44. and Mexico.
[Campos Ríos, G. M. (2005)]
Revisión del género ''Bourreria'' P. Browne (Boraginaceae) en México.
''Polibotánica'' 19, 39-103. (Spanish)
As of 2007 there are about 30 species in the genus.
[
Species include:
*'' Bourreria andrieuxii'' – ''guayabillo'', ''lágrima de virgen''][
* '' Bourreria baccata'' Raf.
*'' Bourreria bolivarensis''][
* '' Bourreria cassinifolia'' (A.Rich.) Griseb. – smooth strongbark]Bourreria costaricensis
''Bourreria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as strongbark or strongback. The generic name was chosen by Patrick Browne to honour German pharmacist Johann Ambrosius Beur ...
''[
*'']Bourreria formosa
''Bourreria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as strongbark or strongback. The generic name was chosen by Patrick Browne to honour German pharmacist Johann Ambrosius Beur ...
''[
*'' Bourreria grandicalyx''
*'' Bourreria hintonii''][
*'' Bourreria huanita'' – ''huanita'', ''jazmín de palo'', ''jazmín del istmo'', ''guie-xoba''][
*'' Bourreria longiflora''][
*'' Bourreria mollis''][
*'' Bourreria motaguensis''
*'' Bourreria obovata''][
* '' Bourreria ovata'' Miers – Bahamian strongbark][
*'' Bourreria pulchra'' – ''bakalbo'', ''kakalché'', ''copte ché''][
*'' Bourreria purpusii'' – ''yoa prieto'', ''jazmín del monte''][
* '' Bourreria radula'' (Poir.) G.Don – rough strongbark][
* '' Bourreria revoluta'' Kunth]Bourreria rinconensis
''Bourreria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as strongbark or strongback. The generic name was chosen by Patrick Browne to honour German pharmacist Johann Ambrosius Beur ...
''[Miller, J. S. (1999)]
New Boraginaceae from tropical America 1: New species of ''Bourreria'' and ''Tournefortia'' from Costa Rica and a note on the publication of ''Cordia collococca''.
''Novon'' 9(2) 230-35.
*'' Bourreria rowellii''[
*'' Bourreria rubra''][
*'' Bourreria sonorae'' – ''chocolatillo'', ''lengua de gato''][
*'']Bourreria spathulata
''Bourreria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as strongbark or strongback. The generic name was chosen by Patrick Browne (physician), Patrick Browne to honour German pharm ...
'' – ''capulín'', ''zalzapotzin'', ''zapotillo''[
* '']Bourreria succulenta
''Bourreria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as strongbark or strongback. The generic name was chosen by Patrick Browne to honour German pharmacist Johann Ambrosius Beur ...
'' Jacq. – bodywood,Bourreria superba
''Bourreria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as strongbark or strongback. The generic name was chosen by Patrick Browne to honour German pharmacist Johann Ambrosius Beur ...
'' – ''ricate''[
* '' Bourreria velutina'' (DC.) Gurke
* '' Bourreria virgata'' (Sw.) G.Don – ''roble de guayo'']
References
External links
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Boraginaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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