Andersonglossum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Cynoglossoideae
Tribus: Cynoglosseae
Subtribus: Amsinckiinae
Genus: Andersonglossum
Species: A. boreale – A. occidentale – A. virginianum
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Andersonglossum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 23. Reference page.

Name

Andersonglossum J.I.Cohen, Syst. Bot. 40: 618 (2015).
References
Primary references

Cohen, J.I., 2015. Systematic Botany; Quarterly Journal of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists 40(2): 618

Additional references

Cohen, J.I. 2013 (Online) 2014 (Print). A phylogenetic analysis of morphological and molecular characters of Boraginaceae: evolutionary relationships, taxonomy, and patterns of character evolution. Cladistics 30(2): 139–169. DOI: 10.1111/cla.12036 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Andersonglossum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Andersonglossum. Published online. Accessed: Sep 22 2020. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Andersonglossum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Sep 2020. Reference page.

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Vernacular names

Andersonglossum is a small genus of North American plants in the borage family (Boraginaceae). They are commonly called American comfreys, wild comfreys, or hound's tongues.[1][2][3][4][5]
Taxonomy

Members of this genus were formerly placed in the genus Cynoglossum. They were separated in 2015 from other members of Cynoglossum by James I. Cohen into the newly named Andersonglossum.[6][7] Cohen named the genus in honor of William Russell Anderson (1942–2013), American botanist, director of the New York Botanical Garden Herbarium, and recipient of the Asa Gray Award.[8] Of Anderson, Cohen stated: "an incomparable professor, botanist, and person, who inspired me to study plant systematics".[6]

The type species is Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I.Cohen (Cynoglossum virginianum L.).[6]
Species

There are three species in Andersonglossum:[2][3][5][9]

Andersonglossum boreale (Fernald) Jim.Mejías, J.I.Cohen & Naczi — northern wild comfrey (Canada, northeastern United States)
Andersonglossum occidentale (A.Gray) J.I.Cohen — western hound's tongue (California, Oregon)
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I.Cohen — southern wild comfrey (eastern United States)

References

Weakley, Alan S. (2020), Flora of the Southeastern United States, University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"Andersonglossum J.I.Cohen". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
Brouillet L. et al. 2010+. "Andersonglossum J.I. Cohen". data.canadensys.net. Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
"Wild Comfrey". MDC Teacher Portal. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
"Andersonglossum - Genus Page - NYFA: New York Flora Atlas - NYFA: New York Flora Atlas". newyork.plantatlas.usf.edu.
Cohen, James I. (1 August 2015). "Adelinia and Andersonglossum (Boraginaceae), Two New Genera from New World Species of Cynoglossum". Systematic Botany. 40 (2): 611–619. doi:10.1600/036364415X688385. S2CID 86176682.
"Andersonglossum J.I.Cohen". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
NRCS. "Cynoglossum occidentale". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2 February 2022.