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As classified in WFO snapshot

December 2023

latest classification for this taxon

genus

Borago L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 137 (1753)

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000005011.

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Synonyms of Borago

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Borrachinea	Lavy	État Général Vég. Orig. : 10 (1830)		wfo-4000005040
Buglossites	Moris	Enum. Sem. Hort. Taurin. 8, 32. 1845.		wfo-4000005706

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Borago:

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Borago crassifolia	Vent.	Descr. Pl. Nouv. : t. 100 (1803)		wfo-0000568953
Borago gruina	C.Sm.	in Tuckey, Congo 250, nomen.		wfo-0001349384
Borago indica	Blanco	Fl. Filip. [F.M. Blanco] 81. 1837		wfo-0001349386
Borago laxiflora	Poir.	Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 1. 693. 1811 [2 May 1811]		wfo-1200040844
Borago laxiflora	Willd.	Enum. Pl. Suppl. [Willdenow] 9. 1814 [Jul-Dec 1814]		wfo-0001349387
Borago macranthera	Russell	Aleppo, ed. II. ii. 246.		wfo-0001349388
Borago macranthera	Sol.	Nat. Hist. Aleppo ed. 2, 2: 246 1794	—	wfo-0000568962
Borago tristis	G.Forst.	Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. 9: 51 (1789)		wfo-0000568971