Pontechium maculatum is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It is the sole species in genus Pontechium. It is a biennial native to parts of Europe and western Asia, ranging from Poland and Austria through the Balkans and Ukraine to eastern European Russia, the Caucasus, Turkey, and Turkmenistan.[1]
The species was first described as Echium maculatum by Carl Linnaeus in 1759. In 2000 Böhle & Hilger placed it in its own genus as Pontechium maculatum.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c Pontechium maculatum (L.) Böhle & Hilger. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Hilger, Hartmut H.; Böhle, Uta-Regina (2000). “Pontechium: a new genus distinct from Echium and Lobostemon (Boraginaceae)”. Taxon. 49 (4): 737–746. doi:10.2307/1223974. JSTOR 1223974.