General Information
NameBorage
Scientific NameBorago officinalis
DescriptionBorage (Borago officinalis), also known as a starflower, is an annual herb. It is native to the Mediterranean region and has naturalized in many other locales. It grows satisfactorily in gardens in the UK climate, remaining in the garden from year to year by self-seeding. The leaves are edible and the plant is grown in gardens for that purpose in some parts of Europe. The plant is also commercially cultivated for borage seed oil extracted from its seeds.
Primary IDFOOD00026
Picture26
Classification
GroupHerbs and Spices
Sub-GroupOilseed crops
Taxonomy
SuperkingdomEukaryota
KingdomViridiplantae
PhylumStreptophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBoraginales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusBorago
Speciesofficinalis
VarietyNot Available
ITIS ID31727
Wikipedia IDBorage
Composition
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References
Content Reference— Duke, James. 'Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. United States Department of Agriculture.' Agricultural Research Service, Accessed April 27 (2004).
— U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page.
— Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181.