Chelone

Chelone glabra
Typus of

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales 
Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Cheloneae
Genus:
Species: C. cuthbertii – C. erwiniae – C. glabra – C. lyonii – C. obliqua – C. speciosa

Name

Chelone L., Sp. Pl. 2: 611. (1753)

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Chlonanthus Raf., Princ. Fond. Somiol. 26. (1814)
    • Dysosmon Raf. in Fl. Ludov.: 48 (1817)

Homonym

  • Chelone R.L. [Reichenbach], 1817, genus (Animalia, Lepidoptera) = Apoda Haworth, 1809

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Eastern & Central USA
      • Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
    • Regional: Canada
      • Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec

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

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra, G. eds. (1996-) Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum) (2010) June 22 [1].

Vernacular names

  • English: Turtlehead
  • suomi: Konnanyrtit
  • svenska: Sköldpaddsörtssläktet
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