Boraginales

This list of families was made in March 2024 according to Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Chacón et al. 2016 and Luebert et al. 2016.

All families (accepted families in bold)Stored underSynonyms included
Boraginaceae Juss.
Codonaceae Weigend & Hilger
Coldeniaceae J. S.Mill. & GottschlingCordiaceae R.Br. ex Dumort.
Cordiaceae R.Br. ex Dumort.Coldeniaceae J. S.Mill. & Gottschling , Hoplestigmataceae Gilg
Ehretiaceae Mart.Lennoaceae Solms
Heliotropiaceae Schrad.
Hoplestigmataceae GilgCordiaceae R.Br. ex Dumort.
Hydrophyllaceae R.Br.
Lennoaceae SolmsEhretiaceae Mart.
Namaceae Molinari
Wellstediaceae Novák

References

  • Chacón, J., Luebert, F., Hilger, H.H., Ovchinnikova, S., Selvi, F., Cecchi, L., Guilliams, C.M., Hasenstab-Lehman, K., Sutorý, K., Simpson, M.G. and Weigend, M. (2016). The borage family (Boraginaceae s.str.): A revised infrafamilial classification based on new phylogenetic evidence, with emphasis on the placement of some enigmatic genera. Taxon, 65: 523-546. https://doi.org/10.12705/653.6
  • Luebert, F., Cecchi, L., Frohlich, M.W., Gottschling, M., Guilliams, C.M., Hasenstab-Lehman, K.E., Hilger, H.H., Miller, J.S., Mittelbach, M., Nazaire, M., Nepi, M., Nocentini, D., Ober, D., Olmstead, R.G., Selvi, F., Simpson, M.G., Sutorý, K., Valdés, B., Walden, G.K. and Weigend, M. (2016). Familial classification of the Boraginales. Taxon, 65: 502-522. https://doi.org/10.12705/653.5
  • Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].

Foto: Mertensia Roth (Boraginaceae) © Luo Chen