''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 Beurer.
The genus is native to the Americas, where species are distributed from
Mexico to northern
South America, and in the
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
and
Florida in the
United States. The
center of diversity
A center of origin is a geographical area where a group of organisms, either domesticated or wild, first developed its distinctive properties. They are also considered centers of diversity. Centers of origin were first identified in 1924 by Ni ...
is in the Caribbean,
Central America,
[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 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][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 to honour German pharmacist Johann Ambrosius Beu ...
'' – ''capulín'', ''zalzapotzin'', ''zapotillo''[
* '' Bourreria succulenta'' 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
''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 B ...
'' (Sw.) G.Don – ''roble de guayo''
References
External links
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Boraginaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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