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Symphytum L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl.: 136.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Boraginales
family
Boraginaceae
genus
Symphytum

Name

Synonyms
Consolida Riv. ex Ruppius
Procopiana Gusuleac
Procopiania Guul., 1928
Procopiania Guşul.
×Procopiphytum Pawł.
Homonyms
Symphytum L.
Symphytum Necker
Common names
Beinwell in German
Beinwell in German
Comfrey in English
Comfreys in English
Comfreys in English
Consolda in Catalan–Valencian
Consolide in Italian
Consoude in French
Consoude in French
Consoude in French
Consuelda in Spanish
Gabez in Slovenian
Indet. Comfrey in English
Konsoldo in Ido
Kosćadło in language.
Kulsukker in Danish
Kulsukkerslægten in Danish
Kulsukkerslægten in Danish
Meacan an chompair in Irish
Skuorwoartel in Western Frisian
Smeerwortel in Dutch
Symphytum in Italian
Taukė in Lithuanian
Varemerohi in Estonian
Xəndəkotu in Azerbaijani
Zolda-belar in Basque
comfrey in English
comfrey in English
comfrey in English
comfreys in English
comphreys in English
consoudes in French
kostihoj in Slovak
kostival in Czech
nadálytő in Hungarian
raunioyrtit in Finnish
raunioyrtit in Finnish
vallörter in Swedish
valurtslekta in Norwegian Bokmål
Żywokost in Polish
Σύμφυτο in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Гавез in Macedonian
Живокіст in Ukrainian
Жывакост in Belarusian
Майтамыр in Kazakh
Окопник in Russian
Цъахгæр in Ossetic
Քարխոտ in Armenian
شاغة in Arabic
هماور in Persian

Bibliographic References

  1. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2026) Plants of the World Online
  2. Britton & Brown (1913) An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, vol. III (Gentianaceae - Compositae)
  3. Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version).
  4. Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version).
  5. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  6. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  7. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  8. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  9. Linnæus (Linnaeus) (1753) Species plantarum
  10. SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997
  11. Svenska Botaniska Föreningen (2025) Botanikportalen
  12. Tarıkahya Hacıoğlu & Erik (2011) Phylogeny of Symphytum L. (Boraginaceae) with special emphasis on Turkish species
  13. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Harvard University Herbaria & The Australian National Herbarium (2026) International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
  14. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
  15. as per family
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