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<i>Matthiola</i>

Matthiola

Genus of flowering plants in the cabbage family Brassicaceae

Matthiola (/ˌmæθiˈoʊlə/) is a genus of flowering plant in the mustard family Brassicaceae.[2] 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.[1][3][4][5] Many are cultivated for their heavily scented, colorful flowers.

Matthiola incana
Matthiola fruticulosa ssp. fruticulosa
Matthiola incana

Quick Facts Matthiola, Scientific classification ...

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).[6] The common name Virginia stock refers to a separate genus of the same family (Malcolmia maritima).

Matthiola longipetala
Matthiola maderensis
Matthiola tricuspidata

Species

The following species are accepted:[1]

  • Matthiola afghanica Rech.f. & Köie
  • Matthiola anchoniifolia Hub.-Mor.
  • Matthiola arabica Boiss.
  • Matthiola aspera Boiss.
  • Matthiola boissieri Grossh.
  • Matthiola bolleana Webb ex Christ
  • Matthiola bucharica Czerniak.
  • Matthiola caspica (N.Busch) Grossh.
  • Matthiola chenopodiifolia Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
  • Matthiola chorassanica Bunge ex Boiss.
  • Matthiola codringtonii Rech.f.
  • Matthiola crassifolia Boiss. & Gaill.
  • Matthiola czerniakowskae Botsch. & Vved.
  • Matthiola daghestanica (Conti) N.Busch
  • Matthiola damascena Boiss.
  • Matthiola dumulosa Boiss. & Buhse
  • Matthiola erlangeriana Engl.
  • Matthiola farinosa Bunge ex Boiss.
  • Matthiola flavida Boiss.
  • Matthiola fragrans (Fisch.) Bunge
  • Matthiola fruticulosa (L.) Maire – sad stock
  • Matthiola ghorana Rech.f.
  • Matthiola glutinosa Jafri
  • Matthiola graminea Rech.f.
  • Matthiola incana (L.) W.T.Aiton – stock, hoary stock, gilly-flower
  • Matthiola integrifolia Kom.
  • Matthiola kralikii Pomel
  • Matthiola livida (Delile) DC. – desert stock
  • Matthiola longipetala (Vent.) DC. – night-scented stock
  • Matthiola lunata DC.
  • Matthiola macranica Rech.f.
  • Matthiola maderensis Lowe
  • Matthiola maroccana Coss.
  • Matthiola montana Boiss.
  • Matthiola obovata Bunge
  • Matthiola odoratissima (M.Bieb.) W.T.Aiton
  • Matthiola parviflora (Schousb.) W.T.Aiton
  • Matthiola perennis Conti
  • Matthiola perpusilla Rech.f.
  • Matthiola puntensis Hedge & A.G.Mill.
  • Matthiola revoluta Bunge ex Boiss.
  • Matthiola robusta Bunge
  • Matthiola scapifera Humbert
  • Matthiola shehbazii Ranjbar & Karami
  • Matthiola shiraziana Zeraatkar, Khosravi, F.Ghahrem., Al-Shehbaz & Assadi
  • Matthiola sinuata (L.) W.T.Aiton – sea stock
  • Matthiola spathulata Conti
  • Matthiola stoddartii Bunge
  • Matthiola superba Conti
  • Matthiola tatarica (Pall.) DC.
  • Matthiola taurica (Conti) Grossh.
  • Matthiola tianschanica Sarkisova
  • Matthiola tomentosa Bél.
  • Matthiola torulosa (Thunb.) DC.
  • Matthiola tricuspidata (L.) W.T.Aiton – three-horned stock
  • Matthiola trojana Dirmenci, Satil & Tümen

References

  1. [1]
    "Matthiola W.T.Aiton". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. [2]
    Sunset Western Garden Book. 1995. 606–07.
  3. [3]
    Jaén-Molina, R., et al. (2009) The molecular phylogeny of Matthiola R. Br.(Brassicaceae) inferred from ITS sequences, with special emphasis on the Macaronesian endemics. Archived 2014-02-28 at the Wayback Machine Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 53(3) 972–81.
  4. [4]
    Matthiola. Flora of China.
  5. [5]
    Sanchez, J. L., et al. (2005). Genetic differentiation of three species of Matthiola (Brassicaceae) in the Sicilian insular system. Archived 2014-02-28 at the Wayback Machine Plant Systematics and Evolution 253(1–4) 81–93.
  6. [6]
    RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.

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