Morina

Morina
Inflorescence of M. longifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily: Morinoideae
Genus: Morina
L. (1753)
Species

14; see text

Synonyms
  • Acanthocalyx (DC.) M.J.Cannon (1984)
  • Asaphes Spreng. (1827), nom. illeg.
  • Cryptothladia (Bunge) M.J.Cannon (1984)

Morina is a genus flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 14 species native to Eurasia, ranging from southeastern Europe through Western and Central Asia to the Himalayas, China, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. It is named in honor of Louis Morin de Saint-Victor (1635–1715), a French physician, botanist and meteorologist.

It is unofficially the provincial flower of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[citation needed]

Species

14 species are accepted.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Morina L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen ISBN 3-7643-0755-2