Andersonglossum
| Andersonglossum | |
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| Andersonglossum boreale | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Tribe: | Cynoglosseae |
| Genus: | Andersonglossum J.I.Cohen |
| Type species | |
| Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I.Cohen
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Andersonglossum is a small genus of North American plants in the borage family (Boraginaceae). They are commonly called American comfreys, wild comfreys, or hound's tongues.[1][2][3][4][5]
Taxonomy[edit]
Members of this genus were formerly placed in the genus Cynoglossum. They were separated in 2015 from other members of Cynoglossum by James I. Cohen into the newly named Andersonglossum.[6][7] Cohen named the genus in honor of William Russell Anderson (1942–2013), American botanist, director of the New York Botanical Garden Herbarium, and recipient of the Asa Gray Award.[8] Of Anderson, Cohen stated: "an incomparable professor, botanist, and person, who inspired me to study plant systematics".[6]
The type species is Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I.Cohen (Cynoglossum virginianum L.).[6]
Species[edit]
There are three species in Andersonglossum:[2][3][5][9]
- Andersonglossum boreale (Fernald) Jim.Mejías, J.I.Cohen & Naczi — northern wild comfrey (Canada, northeastern United States)
- Andersonglossum occidentale (A.Gray) J.I.Cohen — western hound's tongue (California, Oregon)
- Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I.Cohen — southern wild comfrey (eastern United States)
References[edit]
- ^ Weakley, Alan S. (2020), Flora of the Southeastern United States, University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- ^ a b "Andersonglossum J.I.Cohen". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ a b Brouillet L. et al. 2010+. "Andersonglossum J.I. Cohen". data.canadensys.net. Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Wild Comfrey". MDC Teacher Portal. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Andersonglossum - Genus Page - NYFA: New York Flora Atlas - NYFA: New York Flora Atlas". newyork.plantatlas.usf.edu.
- ^ a b c Cohen, James I. (1 August 2015). "Adelinia and Andersonglossum (Boraginaceae), Two New Genera from New World Species of Cynoglossum". Systematic Botany. 40 (2): 611–619. doi:10.1600/036364415X688385. S2CID 86176682.
- ^ "Andersonglossum J.I.Cohen". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Cynoglossum occidentale A. Gray. "USDA Plants Database". plants.sc.egov.usda.gov. Retrieved 2 February 2022.