Mattiastrum Explained
Mattiastrum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.[1]
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.[2] It was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Vol.14 on page 150 in 1915.[1]
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
- Mattiastrum turcicum
Notes and References
- Web site: Mattiastrum (Boiss.) Brand Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 29 July 2024. en.
- Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.
