Matthiola

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Matthiola
Matthiola incana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Matthiola
Aiton
Species

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Matthiola (pron.: /ˌmæθiˈlə/,[1] syn. Mathiola R.Br.), is a genus of flowering plants named after Pietro Andrea Mattioli. This genus contains about 140 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous plants and sub-shrubs - many of which are heavily scented, and available in a wide range of colours for horticulture and floristry.

The common name stock may be applied to the whole genus, more specifically to varieties and cultivars of Matthiola incana. The common name "Evening stock" or "night-scented stock" is applied to varieties of Matthiola longipetala (syn. M. bicornis).[2]

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References [edit]

  1. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  2. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964. 

Bibliography [edit]

  • Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. 
  • Hort.Kew. 4:119 (1812)
  • Ruth Jaén-Molina et al., "The molecular phylogeny of Matthiola R. Br. (Brassicaceae) inferred from ITS sequences, with special emphasis on the Macaronesian endemics", Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Volume 53, Issue 3, December 2009, Pages 972-981.

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