HippophaeL.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1024 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Europe to Mongolia and Himalaya.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Poland, Qinghai, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Türkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang

Introduced into:

Albania, Alberta, Amur, Central European Russia, Chile South, East European Russia, Ireland, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, North European Russia, Ontario, Primorye, Québec, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South European Russia, West Siberia, Yukon

Synonyms

Has 4 Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Includes 7 Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

DateReferenceIdentified AsBarcodeType StatusHas image?
Roberts, C.M.A. [558]K004288776 Yes

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0