''Mattiastrum'' is a genus of
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 belonging to the family
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the Borago, borage or forget-me-not family, includes about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees, and herbs in 146 to 154 genus, genera with a worldwide distribution.
The APG IV system from 2016 classifies the Boraginaceae as single famil ...
.
Its native range is
Crete
Crete ( ; , Modern Greek, Modern: , Ancient Greek, Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the List of islands by area, 88th largest island in the world and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fifth la ...
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
Elisabeth von Matt (1762–1814) was an Austrian astronomer active in the late 18th and early 19th century who is regarded as the only female scientist to have her observations published in European astronomy journals during the period. She worked ...
(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.
It was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Vol.14 on page 150 in 1915.
Known species
According to Kew:
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Mattiastrum amani''
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Mattiastrum artvinense''
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Mattiastrum asperum''
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Mattiastrum aucheri''
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Mattiastrum badghysii''
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Mattiastrum calycinum
''Mattiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
Its native range is Crete to Pakistan. It is found in Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Palestine and Turke ...
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Mattiastrum cappadocicum''
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Mattiastrum corymbiforme
''Mattiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
Its native range is Crete to Pakistan. It is found in Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Palestine and Turke ...
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Mattiastrum cristatum''
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Mattiastrum dielsii''
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Mattiastrum dieterlei''
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Mattiastrum erysimifolium
''Mattiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
Its native range is Crete to Pakistan. It is found in Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Palestine and Turke ...
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Mattiastrum flaviflorum''
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Mattiastrum formosum''
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Mattiastrum incanum''
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Mattiastrum karakoricum
''Mattiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
Its native range is Crete to Pakistan. It is found in Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Palestine and Turke ...
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Mattiastrum karataviense
''Mattiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
Its native range is Crete to Pakistan. It is found in Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Palestine and Turke ...
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Mattiastrum kurdistanicum
''Mattiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
Its native range is Crete to Pakistan. It is found in Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Palestine and Turke ...
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Mattiastrum lamprocarpum
''Mattiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
Its native range is Crete to Pakistan. It is found in Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Palestine and Turke ...
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Mattiastrum laxiflorum
''Mattiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
Its native range is Crete to Pakistan. It is found in Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Palestine and Turke ...
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Mattiastrum leptophyllum
''Mattiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
Its native range is Crete to Pakistan. It is found in Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Palestine and Turke ...
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Mattiastrum lithospermifolium
''Mattiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
Its native range is Crete to Pakistan. It is found in Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Palestine and Turke ...
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Mattiastrum longipes
''Mattiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
Its native range is Crete to Pakistan. It is found in Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Palestine and Turke ...
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Mattiastrum luristanicum
''Mattiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
Its native range is Crete to Pakistan. It is found in Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Palestine and Turke ...
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Mattiastrum modestum
''Mattiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
Its native range is Crete to Pakistan. It is found in Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Palestine and Turke ...
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Mattiastrum montbretii''
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Mattiastrum multicaule''
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Mattiastrum paphlagonicum''
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Mattiastrum polycarpum''
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Mattiastrum racemosum''
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Mattiastrum reuteri''
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Mattiastrum sessiliflorum''
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Mattiastrum shepardii
''Mattiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
Its native range is Crete to Pakistan. It is found in Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Palestine and Turke ...
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Mattiastrum stenolophum''
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Mattiastrum subscaposum''
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Mattiastrum turcicum
''Mattiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.
Its native range is Crete to Pakistan. It is found in Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Palestine and Turke ...
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References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q9030618
Boraginoideae
Boraginaceae genera
Plants described in 1915
Flora of Crete
Flora of Kazakhstan
Flora of the Transcaucasus
Flora of Western Asia