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]
| 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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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.