''Morina'' is a
genus of the
angiosperm
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
family
Caprifoliaceae.
It is unofficially the provincial flower of the
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of
Pakistan. ''Morina'' is named in honor of
Louis Morin de Saint-Victor (1635–1715), a French physician, botanist and meteorologist.
[Genaust, Helmut (1976). ''Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen'' ]
Species
* ''
Morina coulteriana''
* ''
Morina longifolia''
* ''
Morina persica''
References
Caprifoliaceae
Caprifoliaceae genera
Flora of Pakistan
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