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Matthiola
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Matthiola () is a genus of flowering plant in the mustard family Brassicaceae. It is named after Italian naturalist Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501–1577). The genus contains about 50 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous plants and subshrubs. Many are cultivated for their heavily scented, colorful flowers.
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Matthiola is a genus within the plant family Brassicaceae. It belongs to the order Brassicales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The genus was described by W.T. Aiton in 1812 and is named after Pietro Andrea Mattioli. Common names for the group include stock and 紫罗兰属. Its fruit type is classified as a silique.
The taxon has an accepted status. Records indicate occurrences in countries including Pakistan, India, Morocco, Greece, and Ecuador. Institutions holding related records include MICH, NY, MO, and BRIT. There are 56,070 occurrence records and 378 specific records, with 370 associated media items. The genus is referenced by 32 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBrassicales
- FamilyBrassicaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 378
- With media
- 370
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Collections
- MICH, NY, MO, BRIT
- Recorded in
- Pakistan, India, Morocco, Greece, Ecuador, Iran, Canary Islands (Spain), Spain
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Encyclopedic overview
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Matthiola () is a genus of flowering plant in the mustard family Brassicaceae. It is named after Italian naturalist Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501–1577). The genus contains about 50 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous plants and subshrubs. Many are cultivated for their heavily scented, colorful flowers.
The common name stock may be applied to the whole genus, more specifically to varieties and cultivars of Matthiola incana. The common names evening stock and night-scented stock are applied to varieties of Matthiola longipetala (syn. M. bicornis). The common name Virginia stock refers to a separate genus of the same family (Malcolmia maritima).
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