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Alkanna
Genus of flowering plants in the borage family Boraginaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alkanna is a genus of herbaceous plants in the family Boraginaceae. It includes 66 species native to southern and east-central Europe, western Asia, and North Africa.[1]
Quick Facts Alkanna, Scientific classification ...
Alkanna | |
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Alkanna orientalis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Subfamily: | Boraginoideae |
Genus: | Alkanna Tausch, 1824 |
Type species | |
Alkanna tinctoria (L.) Tausch | |
Species[1] | |
66; see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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