Lepechiniella
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| Lepechiniella | |
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| L. sarawschanica and L. transalaica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Lepechiniella Popov |
Lepechiniella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.[1]
Its native range is Iran and Western Himalaya, to Xinjiang (in China). It is also found in the countries of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.[1]
The genus name of Lepechiniella is in honour of Ivan Lepyokhin (1740–1802), a Russian naturalist, zoologist, botanist and explorer.[2] It was first described and published in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS Vol.19 on page 713 in 1953.[1]