Morina is a genus flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 14 species native to Eurasia, ranging from southeastern Europe through Western and Central Asia to the Himalayas, China, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.[1] It is named in honor of Louis Morin de Saint-Victor (1635–1715), a French physician, botanist and meteorologist.[2]
It is unofficially the provincial flower of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[citation needed]
Species
14 species are accepted.[1]
- Morina alba Hand.-Mazz.
- Morina bracteata C.Y.Cheng & H.B.Chen
- Morina chinensis Y.Y.Pai
- Morina chlorantha Diels
- Morina coulteriana Royle
- Morina kokanica Regel
- Morina kokonorica K.S.Hao
- Morina longifolia Wall. ex DC.
- Morina ludlowii (M.J.Cannon) D.Y.Hong
- Morina nepalensis D.Don
- Morina parviflora Kar. & Kir.
- Morina persica L.
- Morina polyphylla Wall. ex DC.
- Morina subinermis Boiss.
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