''Morina'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family

Caprifoliaceae The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species in 33 to 42 genera, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Centres of diversity are found in eastern North America and easte ...

. It includes 14 species native to Eurasia, ranging from southeastern Europe through Western and Central Asia to the Himalayas, China, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. It is named in honor of Louis Morin de Saint-Victor (1635–1715), a French physician, botanist and meteorologist.Genaust, Helmut (1976). ''Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen'' It is unofficially the provincial flower of the

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province of

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Species

14 species are accepted. * '' Morina alba'' * '' Morina bracteata'' * '' Morina chinensis'' * '' Morina chlorantha'' * '' Morina coulteriana'' * '' Morina kokanica'' * '' Morina kokonorica'' * '' Morina longifolia'' * '' Morina ludlowii'' * '' Morina nepalensis'' * '' Morina parviflora'' * '' Morina persica'' * '' Morina polyphylla'' * '' Morina subinermis''

References

Caprifoliaceae Caprifoliaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Dipsacales-stub