Matthiola

Matthiola (/ˌmæθiˈoʊlə/) is a genus of flowering plant in the mustard family Brassicaceae.^[2] It is named after Italian naturalist Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501–1577). The genus contains about 50 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous plants and subshrubs.^[1][3][4][5] Many are cultivated for their heavily scented, colorful flowers.

Matthiola
Matthiola sp. (artist: Sarah Ann Drake)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Matthiola W.T.Aiton
Species
See text
Synonyms[1]
Acinotum Rchb. Gakenia Heist. ex Fabr. Mathiolaria Chevall. Mattiola Sanguin. Promicrantha Dvorák Triceras Andrz. ex Rchb.

The common name stock may be applied to the whole genus, more specifically to varieties and cultivars of Matthiola incana. The common names evening stock and night-scented stock are applied to varieties of Matthiola longipetala (syn. M. bicornis).^[6] The common name Virginia stock refers to a separate genus of the same family (Malcolmia maritima).

Species

Matthiola incana

Matthiola fruticulosa ssp. fruticulosa

Matthiola incana

Matthiola longipetala

Matthiola maderensis

Matthiola tricuspidata

The following species are accepted:^[1]

• Matthiola afghanica Rech.f. & Köie
• Matthiola anchoniifolia Hub.-Mor.
• Matthiola arabica Boiss.
• Matthiola aspera Boiss.
• Matthiola boissieri Grossh.
• Matthiola bolleana Webb ex Christ
• Matthiola bucharica Czerniak.
• Matthiola caspica (N.Busch) Grossh.
• Matthiola chenopodiifolia Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
• Matthiola chorassanica Bunge ex Boiss.
• Matthiola codringtonii Rech.f.
• Matthiola crassifolia Boiss. & Gaill.
• Matthiola czerniakowskae Botsch. & Vved.
• Matthiola daghestanica (Conti) N.Busch
• Matthiola damascena Boiss.
• Matthiola dumulosa Boiss. & Buhse
• Matthiola erlangeriana Engl.
• Matthiola farinosa Bunge ex Boiss.
• Matthiola flavida Boiss.
• Matthiola fragrans (Fisch.) Bunge
• Matthiola fruticulosa (L.) Maire – sad stock
• Matthiola ghorana Rech.f.
• Matthiola glutinosa Jafri
• Matthiola graminea Rech.f.
• Matthiola incana (L.) W.T.Aiton – stock, hoary stock, gilly-flower
• Matthiola integrifolia Kom.
• Matthiola kralikii Pomel
• Matthiola livida (Delile) DC. – desert stock
• Matthiola longipetala (Vent.) DC. – night-scented stock
• Matthiola lunata DC.
• Matthiola macranica Rech.f.
• Matthiola maderensis Lowe
• Matthiola maroccana Coss.
• Matthiola montana Boiss.
• Matthiola obovata Bunge
• Matthiola odoratissima (M.Bieb.) W.T.Aiton
• Matthiola parviflora (Schousb.) W.T.Aiton
• Matthiola perennis Conti
• Matthiola perpusilla Rech.f.
• Matthiola puntensis Hedge & A.G.Mill.
• Matthiola revoluta Bunge ex Boiss.
• Matthiola robusta Bunge
• Matthiola scapifera Humbert
• Matthiola shehbazii Ranjbar & Karami
• Matthiola shiraziana Zeraatkar, Khosravi, F.Ghahrem., Al-Shehbaz & Assadi
• Matthiola sinuata (L.) W.T.Aiton – sea stock
• Matthiola spathulata Conti
• Matthiola stoddartii Bunge
• Matthiola superba Conti
• Matthiola tatarica (Pall.) DC.
• Matthiola taurica (Conti) Grossh.
• Matthiola tianschanica Sarkisova
• Matthiola tomentosa Bél.
• Matthiola torulosa (Thunb.) DC.
• Matthiola tricuspidata (L.) W.T.Aiton – three-horned stock
• Matthiola trojana Dirmenci, Satil & Tümen

Gallery

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  Wild Matthiola in Behbahan, Iran
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  Wild Matthiola in Behbahan, Iran