Tournefortia

Tournefortia, commonly known as soldierbush,[3] is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae.

Tournefortia
Tournefortia bojeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Heliotropioideae
Genus: Tournefortia
L.[1]
Type species
Tournefortia hirsutissima
L.[2]

It was first published under the name Pittonia by Charles Plumier in 1703, in honour of Joseph Pitton de Tournefort. Later, Carl Linnaeus changed the name to Tournefortia, on the grounds that Tournefort was virtually unknown by his family name outside France.[4]

Selected species

The following species are accepted by The Plant List:[5]

  • Tournefortia acutiflora M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Tournefortia acutifolia Willd.
  • Tournefortia andina Britton ex Rusby
  • Tournefortia andrade-limae J.I.M.Melo
  • Tournefortia angustiflora Ruiz & Pav.
  • Tournefortia argentea L. f.
  • Tournefortia astrotricha A.DC.
  • Tournefortia auroargentea Killip
  • Tournefortia belizensis Lundell
  • Tournefortia bicolor Sw.
  • Tournefortia breviflora DC.
  • Tournefortia brevilobata K. Krause
  • Tournefortia buchtienii Killip
  • Tournefortia caeciliana Loes.
  • Tournefortia calycina Benth.
  • Tournefortia candida (M. Martens & Galeotti) Walp.
  • Tournefortia candidula (Miers) I.M.Johnst.
  • Tournefortia capitata M. Martens & Galeotti
  • Tournefortia caracasana Kunth
  • Tournefortia chinchensis Killip
  • Tournefortia chrysantha (M. Martens & Galeotti) Walp.
  • Tournefortia cordifolia André
  • Tournefortia coriacea Vaupel
  • Tournefortia curvilimba Killip
  • Tournefortia cuspidata Kunth
  • Tournefortia delicatula J.S. Mill.
  • Tournefortia densiflora M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Tournefortia elongata D.N.Gibson
  • Tournefortia filiflora Griseb.
  • Tournefortia foetidissima L.
  • Tournefortia fruticosa Ortega
  • Tournefortia fuliginosa Kunth
  • Tournefortia gardneri A.DC.
  • Tournefortia gigantifolia Killip ex J.S. Mill.
  • Tournefortia glabra L.
  • Tournefortia gnaphalodes (L.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Tournefortia gracilipes I.M.Johnst.
  • Tournefortia hernandesii Dunal ex A. DC.
  • Tournefortia hirsutissima L.
  • Tournefortia isabellina J.S. Mill.
  • Tournefortia johnstonii Standl.
  • Tournefortia kirkii (I.M. Johnst.) J.S. Mill.
  • Tournefortia lanceolata Fresen.
  • Tournefortia latisepala Nowicke
  • Tournefortia lilloi I.M. Johnst.
  • Tournefortia longifolia Ruiz & Pav.
  • Tournefortia longiloba D.N. Gibson
  • Tournefortia longispica J.S. Mill.
  • Tournefortia macrostachya Rusby
  • Tournefortia maculata Jacq.
  • Tournefortia mapirensis Lingelsh.
  • Tournefortia melanochaeta DC.
  • Tournefortia membranacea A. DC.
  • Tournefortia mexicana Vatke
  • Tournefortia microcalyx (Ruiz & Pav.) I.M. Johnst.
  • Tournefortia montana Lour.
  • Tournefortia multiflora J.S. Mill.
  • Tournefortia mutabilis Vent.
  • Tournefortia obtusiflora Benth.
  • Tournefortia odorata Sessé & Moc.
  • Tournefortia ovalifolia Rusby
  • Tournefortia paniculata Cham.
  • Tournefortia pedicellata Nash,D.
  • Tournefortia poliochros Spreng.
  • Tournefortia polystachya Ruiz & Pav.
  • Tournefortia psilostachya Kunth
  • Tournefortia puberula Baker
  • Tournefortia pubescens Hook. f.
  • Tournefortia ramonensis Standl.
  • Tournefortia ramosissima K. Krause
  • Tournefortia rubicunda Salzm. ex DC.
  • Tournefortia rufo-sericea Hook. f.
  • Tournefortia salicifolia A. DC.
  • Tournefortia salzmannii DC.
  • Tournefortia sarmentosa Lam.
  • Tournefortia scabrida Kunth
  • Tournefortia scandens Mill.
  • Tournefortia schiedeana G. Don
  • Tournefortia setacea Killip
  • Tournefortia sibirica L.
  • Tournefortia stenosepala K. Krause
  • Tournefortia subsessilis Cham.
  • Tournefortia subspicata Donn.Sm.
  • Tournefortia tacarcunensis A.H. Gentry & Nowicke
  • Tournefortia tarmensis (Krause) J.F. Macbr.
  • Tournefortia ternifolia Kunth
  • Tournefortia trichocalycina A.DC.
  • Tournefortia ulei Vaupel
  • Tournefortia umbellata Kunth
  • Tournefortia urceolata J.S.Mill.
  • Tournefortia usambarensis (Verdc.) Verdc.
  • Tournefortia vasquezii J.S. Mill.
  • Tournefortia vestita Killip
  • Tournefortia villosa Salzm. ex DC.
  • Tournefortia virgata Ruiz & Pav.
  • Tournefortia volubilis L.

Uses

Tournefortia angustifolia is added to some versions of the hallucinogenic drink ayahuasca.

References
  1. "Tournefortia L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  2. "Tournefortia L." TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  3. "Tournefortia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  4. Paul-Antoine Cap (1854). Le Muséum d'histoire naturelle (in French). L. Curmer. p. 12.
  5. "Tournefortia". The Plant List. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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