Bourreria

Bourreria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	(unplaced)
Family:	Boraginaceae
Subfamily:	Ehretioideae
Genus:	Bourreria P.Browne^[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms
Beurreria Jacq., orth. var.^[1]

Bourreria is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as strongbark or strongback.^[2] The generic name was chosen by Patrick Browne to honour German pharmacist Johann Ambrosius Beurer.^[3]

Selected species

Bourreria baccata Raf.
Bourreria cassinifolia (A.Rich.) Griseb. – Smooth Strongbark^[2]
Bourreria ovata Miers^[4]
Bourreria radula (Poir.) G.Don – Rough Strongbark^[2]
Bourreria revoluta Kunth^[4]
Bourreria succulenta Jacq.^[4] – Bodywood^[2]
Bourreria velutina (DC.) Gurke
Bourreria virgata (Sw.) G.Don – Roble de Guayo^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Genus: Bourreria P. Browne". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?1620. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Bourreria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=31728. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
^ Nelson, Gil (1994). The Trees of Florida: a Reference and Field Guide. Pineapple Press Inc. pp. 115–116. ISBN 9781561640553. http://books.google.com/books?id=Wzmo7cHvhZkC.
^ ^a ^b ^c "GRIN Species Records of Bourreria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?1620. Retrieved 2010-12-11.

External links

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Data related to Bourreria at Wikispecies