| Morina | |
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| Inflorescence ofM. longifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Morinoideae |
| Genus: | Morina L. (1753) |
| Species[1] | |
14; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Morina is agenusflowering plants in the familyCaprifoliaceae. 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 ofLouis Morin de Saint-Victor (1635–1715), a French physician, botanist and meteorologist.[2]
It is unofficially the provincial flower of theKhyber Pakhtunkhwa province ofPakistan.[citation needed]
14 species are accepted.[1]
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