Symphytum
Genus of flowering plants in the borage family Boraginaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Symphytum is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae, known by the common name comfrey (pronounced /ˈkʌmfri/, from the Latin confervere to 'heal' or literally to 'boil together', referring to uses in ancient traditional medicine).
Symphytum | |
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Symphytum caucasicum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Subfamily: | Boraginoideae |
Genus: | Symphytum Tourn. ex L. (1753) |
Type species | |
Symphytum officinale L. | |
Species[1] | |
27; see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Symphytum is native to northern temperate regions of Asia and North America, with a wide introduced distribution on both continents.[2] There are 59 recognized species.[2] Some species and hybrids, particularly S. officinale, Symphytum grandiflorum, and S. × uplandicum, are used in gardening and herbal medicine. Species in the genus Symphytum are different from Andersonglossum virginianum, known as wild comfrey, which is another member of the borage family.[3]