Coldenia
Genus of flowering plants
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Coldenia, named after C. Colden, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Coldeniaceae. It is the only genus in the family.[2] As of December 2025[update], the sole accepted species is Coldenia procumbens.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Coldeniaceae J.S.Mill. & Gottschling |
| Genus: | Coldenia L. |
| Species: | C. procumbens |
| Binomial name | |
| Coldenia procumbens | |
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Taxonomy
The genus was traditionally included in the borage family, Boraginaceae sensu lato.[4] It was assigned to the subfamily Ehretioideae, but molecular data revealed it to be more closely related to the genus Cordia, so that other authors placed in Cordioideae.[5] Subsequently, it was placed in its own family, Coldeniaceae, within the Boraginales order, by the Boraginales Working Group.[6] As of December 2025[update], this placement is accepted by World Flora Online,[3] but not by Plants of the World Online which retains it in a broadly circumscribed Boraginaceae.[7]
