Suchtelenia calycina explained

Suchtelenia calycina is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is an annual native to Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

The genus name of Suchtelenia is in honour of Paul van Suchtelen (1788–1833), a Dutch-born Russian military officer.^[1] The Latin specific epithet of calycina is derived from the Greek calycinus, meaning "like a calyx" or "with a prominent calyx".^[2] It was first described and published in Pl. Vasc. Gen. Vol.1 on page 188 in 1839. The species was published in Prodr. Vol.10 on page 163 in 1846.

Varieties

Two varieties are accepted.

• Suchtelenia calycina var. acanthocarpa – Turkmenistan
• Suchtelenia calycina var. calycina – Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It has 3 known synonyms; Suchtelenia cerinthifolia, Suchtelenia eriophora and Suchtelenia uniserialis .^[3]

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Book: Harrison, Lorraine . RHS Latin for Gardeners . 2012 . Mitchell Beazley . United Kingdom . 184533731X .
3. Web site: Suchtelenia calycina var. calycina Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 21 December 2021 . en.