Checklist: Boraginaceae

BORAGINACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of taxa generated from the database. Genera and species which are purely cultivated have been excluded.

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Literature:  
Martins, E.S. (1990) Boraginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4)  
Taton, A. (1971) Boraginaceae Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 
  
NamesFZ Divisions
  
EUPLOCA Nutt. 
Euploca ovalifolia (Forssk.) Diane & Hilger
Heliotropium coromandelianum Retz.
Heliotropium ovalifolium Forssk.
Heliotropium phyllosepalum Baker
Euploca strigosa (Willd.) Diane & Hilger
Heliotropium constrictum Kaplan
Heliotropium longifolium Klotzsch
Heliotropium pygmaeum Klotzsch
Heliotropium strigosum Willd.
  
CYSTOSTEMON Balf. f. 
VAUPELIA Brand 
  
7038.000 CORDIA L. 
Cordia africana Lam.
Cordia abyssinica R. Br. ex A. Rich.
Cordia holstii Gürke ex Engl.
Cordia unyorensis Stapf
Gerascanthus africanus (Lam.) Borhidi
Gerascanthus holstii (Gürke ex Engl.) M.Kuhlm. & Mattos
Cordia millenii Baker
Cordia monoica Roxb.
Cordia ovalis Hochst. ex A.DC.
Cordia sinensis Lam.
Cordia gharaf Ehrenb. ex Asch.
Cordia rothii Roem. & Schult.
  
7043.000 EHRETIA P. Browne 
Ehretia cymosa Thonn.
var. cymosa
Ehretia obtusifolia Hochst. ex A. DC.
Ehretia caerulea Gürke
  
7046.000 COLDENIA L. 
Coldenia procumbens L.
  
7052.000 HELIOTROPIUM L. 
Heliotropium longiflorum (A.DC.) Jaub. & Spach
subsp. longiflorum
Heliotropium supinum L.
Heliotropium zeylanicum (Burm. f.) Lam.
Heliotropium subulatum (A.DC.) Vatke
Tournefortia subulata Hochst. ex A. DC.
  
7056.000 TRICHODESMA R. Br. 
Trichodesma ambacense Welw.
subsp. hockii (De Wild.) Brummitt
Trichodesma angolense Brand
Trichodesma hockii De Wild.
Trichodesma ledermannii Vaupel
Trichodesma tinctorium Brand
Trichodesma verdickii Brand
Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm. f.) R. Br.
Borago zeylanica Burm. f.
  
7064.000 CYNOGLOSSUM L. 
Cynoglossum amplifolium Hochst. ex A. DC.
Cynoglossum lanceolatum Forssk.
Cynoglossum micranthum Desf.
Paracynoglossum lanceolatum (Forssk.) R.R. Mill.

Copyright: The Kenya flora team, 2026

The Kenya flora team (2026). Flora of Kenya: Checklist: Boraginaceae].
https://www.kenyaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-checklist.php?family_id=36, retrieved 13 November 2026

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