Mattiastrum Polycarpum

''Mattiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.

Its native range is Crete to Pakistan. It is found in Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Palestine and Turkey.

The genus name of ''Mattiastrum'' is in honour of Elisabeth von Matt (1762–1814), an Austrian astronomer who is regarded as the only female scientist to have her observations published in European astronomy journals during the late 18th and early 19th century.
It was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Vol.14 on page 150 in 1915.

Known species

According to Kew:

*'' Mattiastrum amani''
*'' Mattiastrum artvinense''
*'' Mattiastrum asperum''
*'' Mattiastrum aucheri''
*'' Mattiastrum badghysii''
*'' Mattiastrum calycinum''
*'' Mattiastrum cappadocicum''
*'' Mattiastrum corymbiforme''
*'' Mattiastrum cristatum''
*'' Mattiastrum dielsii''
*'' Mattiastrum dieterlei''
*''Mattiastrum erysimifolium''
*'' Mattiastrum flaviflorum''
*'' Mattiastrum formosum''
*'' Mattiastrum incanum''
*''Mattiastrum karakoricum''
*''Mattiastrum karataviense''
*''Mattiastrum kurdistanicum''
*''Mattiastrum lamprocarpum''
*''Mattiastrum laxiflorum''
*''Mattiastrum leptophyllum''
*''Mattiastrum lithospermifolium''
*''Mattiastrum longipes''
*''Mattiastrum luristanicum''
*''Mattiastrum modestum''
*''Mattiastrum montbretii''
*'' Mattiastrum multicaule''
*'' Mattiastrum paphlagonicum''
*'' Mattiastrum polycarpum''
*'' Mattiastrum racemosum''
*'' Mattiastrum reuteri''
*'' Mattiastrum sessiliflorum''
*'' Mattiastrum shepardii''
*'' Mattiastrum stenolophum''
*'' Mattiastrum subscaposum''

References

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Boraginoideae
Boraginaceae genera
Plants described in 1915
Flora of Crete
Flora of Kazakhstan
Flora of the Transcaucasus
Flora of Western Asia