Microparacaryum

Microparacaryum
Microparacaryum intermedium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Cynoglossoideae
Subtribe: Cynoglossinae
Genus:
(Popov ex Riedl) Hilger & Podlech (1985)
Species[1]
  • Microparacaryum bungei (Boiss.) Khat.
  • Microparacaryum intermedium (Fresen.) Hilger & Podlech
  • Microparacaryum longipedicellatum (Riedl) Sutorý
  • Microparacaryum salsum (Boiss.) Hilger & Podlech

Microparacaryum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. It includes four species ranging from the eastern Mediterranean and Eritrea to the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the western Himalayas.[1]

Species

Four species are accepted.[1]

  • Microparacaryum bungei (Boiss.) Khat. – Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia
  • Microparacaryum intermedium (Fresen.) Hilger & Podlech – Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, western Himalayas, and Central Asia
  • Microparacaryum longipedicellatum (Riedl) Sutorý – Afghanistan and western Pakistan
  • Microparacaryum salsum (Boiss.) Hilger & Podlech – north-central Iran

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