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338.0000 Family Linaceae DC. ex Perleb; Vers. Arzneikr. Pfl. 107 (1818), nom. cons.
14 genera, ca. 280 spp.
Species listed in database: 281; hybrids: 1
= Hugoniaceae Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. [Wight & Arnott] 1: 71 (1834)
338.0201 Genus Linum L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 277 (1753)
Distribution: Temperate and subtropical regions, esp. Mediterranean (ca. 80)
Species listed in database: 195; hybrids: 1
= Adenolinum Rchb.; Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst. 306 (1837)
= Alsolinum Fourr.; Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, Sér. 2, 16: 349 (1868)
= Cathartolinum Rchb.; Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst. 306 (1837)
= Chrysolinum Fourr.; Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, Sér. 2, 16: 349 (1868)
= Leucolinum Fourr.; Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, Sér. 2, 16: 349 (1868)
= Linopsis Rchb.; Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst. 306 (1837)
= Meiapinon Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 32 (1836)
= Mesyniopsis W.A.Weber; Phytologia 70(4): 232 (1991)
= Mesynium Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 33 (1836)
= Nezera Raf.; New Fl. [Rafinesque] 4: 64 (1836)
= Numisaureum Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 32 (1836)
= Xantholinum Rchb.; Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst. 306 (1837)

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