Genus Echium L.


Summary
Genus number:
4113
Last updated:
1 June 2017
Family:
Boraginaceae
Subfamily:
Boraginoideae
Tribe:
Lithospermeae
Accession count:

29 (7  active, 6  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


Synonyms
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Fruit with calyx

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References:
  1. Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family
  2. Retief, E. & A. E. van Wyk. 1998. The genus Echium (Boraginaceae) in southern Africa. Bothalia 28:167-177.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=4113. Accessed 11 May 2026.