Moltkia is a genus in the family Boraginaceae with 6 accepted species.[1] They are herby semi-bushes (shrubs) with dark green hairy leaves and hanging groups of tube-shaped flowers. The species occur in the south of Europe and western Asia, where they are sparely hardy.
Moltkia petraea, an evergreen shrub, bearing alternate hairy leaves and blooms Lilac/blue tube-shaped hanging flowers in small groups and is found in the South of Europe. The hybrid Moltkia intermedia is bred from a crossing of the 2 species Moltkia petraea and Moltkia suffruticosa and has blooms with dark blue hanging tube-shaped flowers in bunches.
Species
Moltkia angustifolia DC.
Moltkia aurea Boiss.
Moltkia coerulea (Willd.) Lehm.
Moltkia gypsacea Rech.f. & Aellen
Moltkia × intermedia (Froebel) J.W.Ingram
Moltkia × kemal-paschii Bornm.
Moltkia petraea (Tratt.) Griseb.
Moltkia suffruticosa (L.) Brand
References
^ abc"Moltkia Lehm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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moltkia, plant, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, moltkia, plant, news, newspapers, books, scholar, js. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Moltkia plant news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Moltkia is a genus in the family Boraginaceae with 6 accepted species 1 They are herby semi bushes shrubs with dark green hairy leaves and hanging groups of tube shaped flowers The species occur in the south of Europe and western Asia where they are sparely hardy MoltkiaScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade AsteridsOrder BoraginalesFamily BoraginaceaeSubfamily BoraginoideaeGenus MoltkiaLehm SpeciesSee textSynonymsGymnoleima Decne It is found in the regions of Albania Greece Iran Iraq Italy Lebanon Syria Transcaucasus Turkey and Yugoslavia 1 The genus name of Moltkia is in honour of Joachim Godske Moltke 1746 1818 the Prime Minister of Denmark from 1814 to 1818 He was also father of Prime Minister Adam Wilhelm Moltke and the son of Danish diplomat Adam Gottlob Moltke 2 It was first described and published in Neue Schriften Naturf Ges Halle Vol 3 Issue 2 on page 3 in 1817 1 Moltkia petraea in Munster botanic gardens Moltkia petraea an evergreen shrub bearing alternate hairy leaves and blooms Lilac blue tube shaped hanging flowers in small groups and is found in the South of Europe The hybrid Moltkia intermedia is bred from a crossing of the 2 species Moltkia petraea and Moltkia suffruticosa and has blooms with dark blue hanging tube shaped flowers in bunches Species EditMoltkia angustifolia DC Moltkia aurea Boiss Moltkia coerulea Willd Lehm Moltkia gypsacea Rech f amp Aellen Moltkia intermedia Froebel J W Ingram Moltkia kemal paschii Bornm Moltkia petraea Tratt Griseb Moltkia suffruticosa L BrandReferences Edit a b c Moltkia Lehm Plants of the World Online Kew Science Plants of the World Online Retrieved 27 October 2021 Burkhardt Lotte 2018 Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen Erweiterte Edition Index of Eponymic Plant Names Extended Edition pdf in German Berlin Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Freie Universitat Berlin doi 10 3372 epolist2018 ISBN 978 3 946292 26 5 Retrieved 1 January 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moltkia plant amp oldid 1139855738, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
