''Rochefortia'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the
family
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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 species are native to Mexico and Central America, the
Caribbean
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, and Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela in
South America
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.
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Species
11 species are accepted, and one is unplaced
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
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* '' Rochefortia acanthophora'' (syn: '']Ehretia
''Ehretia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It contains 66 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. The generic name honors German botan ...
acanthophora'') — Greenheart ebony
* '' Rochefortia barloventensis''
* '' Rochefortia brasiliensis'' (unplaced
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The ter ...
)
* ''Rochefortia cubensis
''Rochefortia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Boraginaceae.
Its species are native to Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean, and Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela in South America.
Species
11 species are accepte ...
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* '' Rochefortia cuneata''
* '' Rochefortia holguinensis''
* '' Rochefortia oblanceata''
* '' Rochefortia oblongata''
* '' Rochefortia septentrionalis''
* '' Rochefortia spinosa'' — Espino
* '' Rochefortia stellata''
* '' Rochefortia victoriniana''
References
External links
USDA Plants Profile for ''Rochefortia'' (rochefortia) The Plant List.org — ''Rochefortia''
Boraginaceae genera
Flora of Northern America
Flora of Southern America
Flora of the Caribbean
Taxa named by Olof Swartz
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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