Rochelia
Rochelia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. It is also in subtribe Eritrichiinae.
Its wide native range extends from Europe to Asia, Tibet and Xinjiang,, north-western Africa and Western Asia.
The genus name of Rochelia is in honour of Anton Rochel, an Austrian surgeon and naturalist, known for his botanical investigations of Banat and the Carpathians. It was first described and published in Flora Vol.7 on page 243 in 1824.
The genus is recognized by the United [States Department of Agriculture] and the Agricultural [Research Service] and was last updated on
31 July 2018, but they only list 2 species; Rochelia disperma and Rochelia stylaris
It was found by DNA analysis, that Rochelia is not monophyletic but paraphyletic.
Known species
According to Kew:- Rochelia bungei
- Rochelia campanulata
- Rochelia cancellata
- Rochelia cardiosepala
- Rochelia chitralensis
- Rochelia claviculata
- Rochelia disperma
- Rochelia drobovii
- Rochelia jackabaghii
- Rochelia laxa
- Rochelia leiocarpa
- Rochelia leiosperma
- Rochelia mirheydari
- Rochelia pamirica
- Rochelia peduncularis
- Rochelia persica
- Rochelia pygmaea
- Rochelia rectipes
- Rochelia retorta
- Rochelia retrosepala
- Rochelia sessiliflora
- ''Rochelia stylaris''