Arnebia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. There are about 36 species, most are located in the Mediterranean region and eastwards to the Himalayas and northern China, with one species extending into tropical Africa.[1]

Arnebia
Arnebia densiflora
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Boraginoideae
Genus: Arnebia
Forssk. (1775)
Type species
Arnebia tinctoria
Forssk.
Species[1]

36; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Arnebiola Chiov. (1929)
  • Dioclea Spreng. (1824), nom. illeg.
  • Echioides Ortega (1773), nom. illeg.
  • Leptanthe Klotzsch (1862)
  • Macrotomia DC. ex Meisn. (1840)
  • Meneghinia Endl. (1839), nom. superfl.
  • Munbya Boiss. (1849)
  • Strobila G.Don (1837)
  • Tetaris Lindl. (1868)
  • Toxostigma A.Rich. (1850)
  • Ulugbekia Zakirov (1961)

The generic name "Arnebia" originates from the Arabic name shajaret el arneb.[2]

The Arnebia genus was first established by Pher Forsskal in 1775, and mostly confined to Asia with a few species occurring in the drier parts of North Africa[3]

Species

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36 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Arnebia Forssk. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. ^ Stearn, William T. (2002). Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners. Cassell.
  3. ^ M.A. Rather, D.P. Pandey, Sanjay Kumar , Tasir Sharief Per and Younis Rashid, 2018, PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF ARNEBIA BENTHAMII (WALL. EX G. DON) I.M. JOHN ST., International Journal of Innovative Research and Review,Vol.6(1).21[Online]
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