Cerinthe major

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: Boraginoideae
Tribus: Lithospermeae
Genus: Cerinthe
Species: Cerinthe major
Subspecies: C. m. subsp. major – C. m. subsp. oranensis – C. m. subsp. purpurascens
Name

Cerinthe major L., 1753
Synonyms

Heterotypic
see Cerinthe major subsp. major

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Northern Europe
Great Britain.
Regional: Southwestern Europe
Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Western Asia
East Aegean Islands, Turkey.
Continental: Australasia
Regional: New Zealand
New Zealand North.
Continental: Northern America
Regional: Eastern Canada
Québec.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 136. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cerinthe major in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct 03. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cerinthe major. Published online. Accessed: Oct 03 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Cerinthe major. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct 03.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cerinthe major in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cerinthe major. Accessed: 15 Sep 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Cerinthe major. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Sep 15. Reference page.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Große Wachsblume
español: ceriflor, palomera
suomi: Isovahakukka
italiano: erba vajola
português: chupa-mel-roxo, flor-mel
svenska: Stor vaxblomma

Cerinthe major, called honeywort along with other members of its genus, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cerinthe, native to the Mediterranean region, and introduced to New Zealand.[2] Gardeners have a choice along a spectrum of cultivars ranging from Cerinthe major subsp. major, with sea-green bracts and yellow flowers, to Cerinthe major subsp. purpurascens with blue bracts and purple flowers.[3]
Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

Cerinthe major subsp. major
Cerinthe major subsp. oranensis (Batt.) Selvi & L.Cecchi
Cerinthe major subsp. purpurascens (Boiss.) Selvi & L.Cecchi

Flowering

In Europe, it flowers between May and August.[4]

References

Sp. Pl.: 136 (1753)
"Cerinthe major L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
Land, Leslie (January 2003). New York Times One Thousand Gardening Questions and Answers. p. 33. ISBN 9780761128861.
"Sarah Raven". Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'. Retrieved 19 June 2021