Family Boraginaceae Juss., nom. cons.

Family number:

160 Last Updated: 17-Jan-2017

Alternate name:

Number of accepted genera:

117

Type genus:

Borago L.

Comments:

dicot family

Complete list of genera

Synonyms for family:

Anchusaceae Vest
Buglossaceae Hoffmanns. & Link, nom. illeg.
Onosmaceae Martinov
Sebestenaceae Vent., nom. illeg.

Subfamilies and tribes for Boraginaceae Juss., nom. cons.:

Subfamily	Tribe	Subtribe
Boraginoideae
Boraginoideae	Boragineae
Boraginoideae	Boragineae	Boragininae
Boraginoideae	Boragineae	Moritziinae
Boraginoideae	Lithospermeae
Cynoglossoideae
Cynoglossoideae	Asperugeae
Cynoglossoideae	Craniospermeae
Cynoglossoideae	Cynoglosseae
Cynoglossoideae	Cynoglosseae	Amsinckiinae
Cynoglossoideae	Cynoglosseae	Bothriosperminae
Cynoglossoideae	Cynoglosseae	Cynoglossinae
Cynoglossoideae	Cynoglosseae	Microulinae
Cynoglossoideae	Lasiocaryeae
Cynoglossoideae	Myosotideae
Cynoglossoideae	Omphalodeae
Cynoglossoideae	Rochelieae
Cynoglossoideae	Rochelieae	Eritrichiinae
Cynoglossoideae	Rochelieae	Heterocaryinae
Cynoglossoideae	Trichodesmeae
Echiochiloideae

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://genebank.ilri.org/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily?id=160.
Accessed 15 January 2025.