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Borago
Sign in to saveBorago, or borage, is a genus of five species of herbs native to the Mediterranean, with one species, Borago officinalis, cultivated and naturalized throughout the world.
OverviewAI-generated
Borago is a taxonomic genus within the family Boraginaceae. It belongs to the order Boraginales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. Common names for this group include borage, Purasruohot, Bourrache, and Лисичинка.
Records for Borago are held by various institutions, including UT, F, GH, UCONN, and CAS. Documented occurrences have been recorded in the United States, Peru, Ecuador, France, and Mexico. The genus has 175,884 recorded occurrences, 32,683 observations, and 205 associated publications.
Synthesized by Vinony from 33 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, PubMed, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Borage
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBoraginales
- FamilyBoraginaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 95
- With media
- 64
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Collections
- UT, F, GH, UCONN, CAS, MO
- Recorded in
- United States, Peru, Ecuador, France, Mexico, Chile, Vietnam, Brasil
Research
205 papers- Borago Officinalis L.: A Review Oon Extraction, Phytochemical, and Pharmacological Activities.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2024
- A Review on the Phytochemistry, Ethnobotanical Uses and Pharmacology of Borago Species.Current pharmaceutical design · 2020
- Borage.2006
- Protective Effects of Borago officinalis (Borago) on Cold Restraint Stress-Induced Gastric Ulcers in Rats: A Pilot Study.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2020
- A systematic review and quality assessment of case reports of adverse events for borage (Borago officinalis), coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) and comfrey (Symphytum officinale).Fitoterapia · 2020
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Boraginaceae
- Image
- Borage-flower-hr.jpg
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- Borago
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Borago
- topic's main category
- Category:Borago
- taxon common name
- 琉璃苣属
- taxonomic type
- borage
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Uses
- Description
- Distribution
- Species
- References
- Further reading
Borago, or borage, is a genus of five species of herbs native to the Mediterranean, with one species, Borago officinalis, cultivated and naturalized throughout the world.
==Uses==
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