Morina

Morina
Inflorescence of M. longifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily: Morinoideae
Genus: Morina
L. (1753)
Species[1]

14; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Acanthocalyx (DC.) M.J.Cannon (1984)
  • Asaphes Spreng. (1827), nom. illeg.
  • Cryptothladia (Bunge) M.J.Cannon (1984)

Morina is a genus flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 14 species native to Eurasia, ranging from southeastern Europe through Western and Central Asia to the Himalayas, China, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.[1] It is named in honor of Louis Morin de Saint-Victor (1635–1715), a French physician, botanist and meteorologist.[2]

It is unofficially the provincial flower of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b c Morina L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. ^ Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen ISBN 3-7643-0755-2