Tournefortia, commonly known as Soldierbush, is a genus of flowering plant

Flowering plant

The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...

s in the borage

Borage

Borage, , also known as a starflower, is an annual herb originating in Syria, but naturalized throughout the Mediterranean region, as well as Asia Minor, Europe, North Africa, and South America. It grows to a height of , and is bristly or hairy all over the stems and leaves; the leaves are...

 family, Boraginaceae

Boraginaceae

Boraginaceae, the Borage or Forget-me-not family, include a variety of shrubs, trees, and herbs, totaling about 2,000 species in 146 genera found worldwide.A number of familiar plants belong to this family....

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It was first published under the name Pittonia by Charles Plumier

Charles Plumier

Charles Plumier was a French botanist, after whom the Frangipani genus Plumeria is named. Plumier is considered one of the most important of the botanical explorers of his time...

 in 1703, in honour of Joseph Pitton de Tournefort

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort was a French botanist, notable as the first to make a clear definition of the concept of genus for plants.- Biography :...

. Later, Carl Linnaeus changed the name to Tournefortia, on the grounds that Tournefort was virtually unknown by his family name outside France.

Selected species

This list, selected from IPNI, is incomplete.

Tournefortia acuminata DC. -

Tournefortia acutiflora M.Martens & Galeotti -

Tournefortia alba Splitg. ex de Vriese -

Tournefortia andina Britton ex Rusby -

Tournefortia andrade-limae J.I.M.Melo -

Tournefortia angulosa Desf. -

Tournefortia angustiflora Ruiz & Pav. -

Tournefortia arborescens Lam. -

Tournefortia asperrima M.Martens & Galeotti -

Tournefortia astrotricha DC. -

Tournefortia aubletii J.F.Macbr. -

Tournefortia auro-argentea Killip -

Tournefortia barbadensis N.E.Br. -

Tournefortia belizensis Lundell -

Tournefortia billbergiana Beurl. -

Tournefortia blanchetii A.DC. -

Tournefortia bojeri A.DC. -

Tournefortia boniana Gagnep -

Tournefortia brachiata A.DC. -

Tournefortia brachyantha Merr. & Chun -

Tournefortia brantii J.S.Mill. -

Tournefortia brasiliensis Poir. -

Tournefortia branesii Standl. -

Tournefortia breviflora DC. -

Tournefortia brevilobata Krause -

Tournefortia buchtienii Killip -

Tournefortia caeciliana Loes. -

Tournefortia calycina Benth. -

Tournefortia calycosa (Donn.Sm.) D.L.Nash -

Tournefortia candida Walp. -

Tournefortia candollei C.B.Clarke -

Tournefortia canescens Kunth -

Tournefortia capitata M.Martens & Galeotti -

Tournefortia caracasana Kunth -

Tournefortia caribaea Griseb. -

Tournefortia carnosa Mill. -

Tournefortia catharinensis Vaupel -

Tournefortia chamissoniana Vaupel -

Tournefortia chinchensis Killip -

Tournefortia chrysantha Walp. -

Tournefortia cirrhosa Vaupel -

Tournefortia conocarpa Urb. -

Tournefortia cordifolia Andre -

Tournefortia coriacea Vaupel -

Tournefortia cornifolia Kunth -

Tournefortia curvilimba Killip -

Tournefortia cuspidata Kunth -

Tournefortia delicatula J.S.Mill. -

Tournefortia dendrotricha Gilli -

Tournefortia densiflora M.Martens & Galeotti -

Tournefortia difformis Andersson -

Tournefortia dracophylla K.Schum. & Lauterb. -

Tournefortia earlei Britton -

Tournefortia elegans Cham. -

Tournefortia elliptica M.Martens & Galeotti -

Tournefortia elongata D.N.Gibson -

Tournefortia filiflora Griseb. -

Tournefortia floribunda Kunth -

Tournefortia foetida Pers. -

Tournefortia fuliginosa Kunth -

Tournefortia gardneri A.DC. -

Tournefortia gaudichaudii Gagnep. -

Tournefortia gibberosa Urb. -

Tournefortia gigantiflora Killip x J.S.Mill. -

Tournefortia glaberrima Salzm. ex DC. -

Tournefortia glabra L. -

Tournefortia graciliflora Rusby -

Tournefortia gracilipes I.M.Johnst. -

Tournefortia gracillima Vaupel -

Tournefortia grandifolia Fresen. -

Tournefortia guadalupensis Urb. -

Tournefortia hartwegiana Steud. -

Tournefortia hernandesii Dunal ex DC. -

Tournefortia herzogii Vaupel -

Tournefortia hispida Kunth -

Tournefortia hookeri C.B.Clarke -

Tournefortia horsfieldii Miq. -

Tournefortia hostmanni Klotzsch -

Tournefortia humilis L. -

Tournefortia intermedia Fresen. -

Tournefortia intonsa Kerr -

Tournefortia isabellina J.S.Mill. -

Tournefortia jamaicensis Urb. -

Tournefortia johnstonii Standl. -

Tournefortia khasiana C.B.Clarke -

Tournefortia killipii Nowicke -

Tournefortia kirkii (I.M.Johnst.) J.S.Mill. -

Tournefortia laevis Sesse & Moc. -

Tournefortia lanceolata Sesse & Moc. -

Tournefortia lanuginosa Vaupel -

Tournefortia latisepala Nowicke -

Tournefortia leonis Britton & P.Wilson -

Tournefortia leptostachya Benth. -

Tournefortia Leucophylla Kunth -

Tournefortia lilloi I.M.Johnst. -

Tournefortia longifolia Ruiz & Pav. -

Tournefortia longiloba D.N.Gibson -

Tournefortia longispica J.S.Mill. -

Tournefortia loxensis Kunth -

Tournefortia macroloba DC. -

Tournefortia macrostachya Rusby -

Tournefortia mapirensis Lingelsh. -

Tournefortia maritima Salzm. ex DC. -

Tournefortia martii Fresen. -

Tournefortia megapotamica Spreng. -

Tournefortia melanochaeta DC. -

Tournefortia messerschmidia Sweet -

Tournefortia mexicana Vatke. -

Tournefortia meyeri DC. -

Tournefortia microcalyx (Ruiz & Pav.) I.M.Johnst. -

Tournefortia mocquerysi Aug.DC. -

Tournefortia mollis (Torr.) A.Gray -

Tournefortia monclovana S.Watson -

Tournefortia montana Lour. -

Tournefortia multiflora J.S.Mill. -

Tournefortia mutabilis Vent. -

Tournefortia nelsonii Don.Sm. -

Tournefortia nitida Kunth -

Tournefortia oblongata Urb. & Ekman -

Tournefortia obovata Killip -

Tournefortia obscura A.DC. -

Tournefortia obtusiflora

Tournefortia obtusiflora

Tournefortia obtusiflora is a species of plant in the Boraginaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

Benth. -

Tournefortia octostachya DC. -

Tournefortia odorata Sesse & Moc. -

Tournefortia opaca Andersson -

Tournefortia ovalifolia Rusby -

Tournefortia ovata Wall. & G.Don -

Tournefortia parvifolia Alain -

Tournefortia pauciflora Killip ex Nowicke -

Tournefortia pedicellata D.L.Nash -

Tournefortia peruviana Poir. -

Tournefortia petiolaris DC. -

Tournefortia petionvillae Urb. & Ekman -

Tournefortia picardae Urb. -

Tournefortia poasana Cufod. -

Tournefortia pohlii Fresen. -

Tournefortia poliochros Spreng. -

Tournefortia potosina Standl. -

Tournefortia pseudoheliotropium Lehm. -

Tournefortia puberula Baker -

Tournefortia pubescens

Tournefortia pubescens

Tournefortia pubescens is a species of plant in the Boraginaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.-References:* Tye, A. 2000. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....

Hook.f. -

Tournefortia pyrrhotricha Fresen. -

Tournefortia ramonensis Standl. -

Tournefortia ramosissima

Tournefortia ramosissima

Tournefortia ramosissima is a species of plant in the Boraginaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

Krause -

Tournefortia restingicola Vaupel -

Tournefortia restrepoae J.S.Mill. -

Tournefortia reticosa Wight -

Tournefortia roigii Britton -

Tournefortia rollotii Killip -

Tournefortia romeroi I.M.Johnst. -

Tournefortia roxburghii C.B.Clarke -

Tournefortia rubicunda Salzm. ex DC. -

Tournefortia rufescens Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. -

Tournefortia rufipila Benth. -

Tournefortia rufo-sericea

Tournefortia rufo-sericea

Tournefortia rufo-sericea is a species of plant in the Boraginaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.-Source:* Tye, A. 2000. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....

Hook.f. -

Tournefortia salicifolia DC. -

Tournefortia scabra Lam. -

Tournefortia scabrida Kunth -

Tournefortia scandens Mill. -

Tournefortia schiedeana G.Don -

Tournefortia scholastica Standl. & L.O.Williams -

Tournefortia schomburgkii DC. -

Tournefortia selleana Urb. & Ekman -

Tournefortia sessilifolia Poir. -

Tournefortia setacea Killip -

Tournefortia setifera Urb. & Ekman -

Tournefortia smaragdina Proctor -

Tournefortia speciosa Vaupel -

Tournefortia spicata J.S.Mill. -

Tournefortia staminea Griseb. -

Tournefortia stenophylla Urb. -

Tournefortia stenoraca Klotzsch -

Tournefortia stenosepala

Tournefortia stenosepala

Tournefortia stenosepala is a species of plant in the Boraginaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

Krause -

Tournefortia suaveolens Kunth -

Tournefortia subrotunda Rusby -

Tournefortia subsessilis Cham. -

Tournefortia subspicata Donn.Sm. -

Tournefortia suffruticosa L. -

Tournefortia tacarcunensis A.H.Gentry & Nowicke -

Tournefortia tepicana M.E.Jones -

Tournefortia ternata Wall. -

Tournefortia ternifolia Kunth -

Tournefortia tomentosa Mill. -

Tournefortia trichocalycina DC. -

Tournefortia trinitatis L.Riley -

Tournefortia tuberculosa Cham. -

Tournefortia ulei Vaupel -

Tournefortia umbellata Kunth -

Tournefortia urceolata J.S.Mill. -

Tournefortia urvilleana Cham. -

Tournefortia usambarensis (Verdc.) Verdc. -

Tournefortia vasquezii J.S.Mill. -

Tournefortia vauthieri DC. -

Tournefortia vestita Killip -

Tournefortia villosa Salzm. ex DC. -

Tournefortia virgata Ruiz & Pav. -

Tournefortia walkerae C.B.Clarke -

Tournefortia wightii C.B.Clarke -

Tournefortia xapuryensis Vaupel -

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Uses

Tournefortia angustifolia is added to some versions of the hallucinogenic drink Ayahuasca

Ayahuasca

Ayahuasca is any of various psychoactive infusions or decoctions prepared from the Banisteriopsis spp. vine, usually mixed with the leaves of dimethyltryptamine-containing species of shrubs from the Psychotria genus...

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