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Echiochilon

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Echiochilon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Echiochilon
Desf. (1798)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chilochium Raf. (1821)
  • Echiochilopsis Caball. (1935)
  • Leurocline S.Moore (1901)
  • Sericostoma Stocks (1848)
  • Tetraedrocarpus O.Schwartz (1939)

Echiochilon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.[1]

Its native range is Northern Africa to Kenya and Southern Pakistan.[1]

Species

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16 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Echiochilon Desf. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 July 2024.