Blackstonia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Blackstonia Huds., Fl. Angl.: 146 (1762).

Homotypic
- Seguiera Manetti, Virid. Fl.: 81 (1751), nom. inval.
  - Seguiera Manetti ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 430 (1891), nom. illeg..
- Chlora Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 503 (1763).
Heterotypic
- Chlorostis Raf., Princ. Somiol. 26 (1814).
- Disinstylis Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 31 (1837)
- Pleurimaria Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 31 (1837)

Blackstonia Juss., Dict. Hist. Nat. 6: 432. (1845) orth. var. = Blakstonia Scop., Intr. Hist. Nat. 276 (1777) vide Moronobea Aublet (1775) (Clusiaceae Lindl.)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain, Ireland.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Krym, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores, Canary Islands.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkiye.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Uruguay.

Hudson, W. 1762. Flora Anglica, exhibens Plantas per Regnum Angliae sponte crescentes, distributas Secundum Systema Sexuale: cum differentiis specierum, synonymis autorum, nominibus incolarum, solo locorum, tempore florendi, officinalibus pharmacopaeorum.: i–[xvi], 1–506, [i]–xxii. BHL Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Blackstonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jun 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Blackstonia. Published online. Accessed: Jul 11 2021. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Blackstonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jul 2021. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Blackstonia. Accessed: 11 Jul 2021.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Blackstonia in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2021 Jul 11. Reference page.