Checklist: Boraginaceae

BORAGINACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of taxa generated from the database. Genera and species which are purely cultivated have been excluded.

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Euploca katangensis

Literature:  
Martins, E.S. (1990) Boraginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4)  
Taton, A. (1971) Boraginaceae Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 
  
NamesFZ Divisions
  
EUPLOCA Nutt. 
Euploca katangensis (Gürke ex De Wild.) E.L.A.N.Simons & Wieringa B,N,W,C,S
Heliotropium baclei DC. & A. DC. var. rostratum I.M. Johnst.
Heliotropium katangense Gürke ex De Wild.
Heliotropium marifolium sensu Baker & Wright non Retz
Heliotropium nigerinum A.Chev.
Euploca ovalifolia (Forssk.) Diane & Hilger B,N,W,C,E,S
Heliotropium coromandelianum Retz.
Heliotropium ovalifolium Forssk.
Heliotropium phyllosepalum Baker
Euploca strigosa (Willd.) Diane & Hilger C
Heliotropium constrictum Kaplan
Heliotropium longifolium Klotzsch
Heliotropium pygmaeum Klotzsch
Heliotropium strigosum Willd.
  
CYSTOSTEMON Balf. f. 
VAUPELIA Brand 
Cystostemon hispidissimus (S. Moore) Miller & Riedl
subsp. zambiensis Miller & Riedl [End] [VU]W
Cystostemon loveridgei E. Martins [DD]W
Cystostemon mwinilungensis E. Martins [DD]W
  
7038.000 CORDIA L. 
Cordia africana Lam. N,W,E,S
Cordia abyssinica R. Br. ex A. Rich.
Cordia holstii Gürke ex Engl.
Cordia unyorensis Stapf
Gerascanthus africanus (Lam.) Borhidi
Gerascanthus holstii (Gürke ex Engl.) M.Kuhlm. & Mattos
Cordia goetzei Gürke C,E
Cordia mukuensis Taton B,N,W,C,S
Cordia pilosissima Baker C,S
Cordia kirkii Baker
Cordia sinensis Lam. C,S
Cordia gharaf Ehrenb. ex Asch.
Cordia rothii Roem. & Schult.
Cordia sp. B N
  
7043.000 EHRETIA P. Browne 
Ehretia amoena Klotzsch C,E
Ehretia mossambicensis Klotzsch
Ehretia stuhlmannii Gürke
Ehretia obtusifolia Hochst. ex A. DC. W,C,S
Ehretia caerulea Gürke
  
7046.000 COLDENIA L. 
Coldenia procumbens L. C,E
  
7052.000 HELIOTROPIUM L. 
Heliotropium harareense E.S.Martins C
Heliotropium pectinatum F. Vaupel subsp. harareense (E.S. Martins) Verdc.
*Heliotropium indicum L. B,C,E,S
Heliophytum indicum (L.) DC.
Tiaridium indicum (L.) Lehm.
Heliotropium supinum L. B,C,S
Heliotropium zeylanicum (Burm. f.) Lam. B,N,C,E,S
Heliotropium subulatum (A.DC.) Vatke
Tournefortia subulata Hochst. ex A. DC.
  
7056.000 TRICHODESMA R. Br. 
Trichodesma ambacense Welw.
subsp. hockii (De Wild.) Brummitt B,N,W,C,E,S
Trichodesma angolense Brand
Trichodesma hockii De Wild.
Trichodesma ledermannii Vaupel
Trichodesma tinctorium Brand
Trichodesma verdickii Brand
Trichodesma physaloides (Fenzl) A. DC. N,W
Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm. f.) R. Br. N,W,C,E,S
Borago zeylanica Burm. f.
  
7064.000 CYNOGLOSSUM L. 
Cynoglossum aequinoctiale T.C.E. Fr. N
Cynoglossum coeruleum A. DC.
subsp. johnstonii (Baker) Verdc. var. mannii (Baker & C.H. Wright) Verdc. N
Cynoglossum geometricum Baker & C.H. Wright
Cynoglossum lanceolatum Forssk. N,C
Cynoglossum micranthum Desf.
Paracynoglossum lanceolatum (Forssk.) R.R. Mill.
  
7109.000 LITHOSPERMUM L. 
Lithospermum afromontanum Weim. E

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-26

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2026). Flora of Zambia: Checklist: Boraginaceae].
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-checklist.php?family_id=36, retrieved 19 May 2026

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