Cynanchica lilaciflora

Cynanchica lilaciflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a subshrub native to Turkey and to Greece's east Aegean islands.[1][2]

Cynanchica lilaciflora
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Cynanchica
Species:
C. lilaciflora
Binomial name
Cynanchica lilaciflora
(Boiss.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio (2020)
Subspecies[1]

5; see text

Synonyms[1]

Asperula lilaciflora Boiss. (1843)

Taxonomy

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The species was first described as Asperula lilaciflora in 1843 by Pierre Edmond Boissier.[3] In 2020 it was placed in genus Cynanchica as Cynanchica lilaciflora.[1]

Subspecies

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Six subspecies are accepted.[1]

  • Cynanchica lilaciflora subsp. coa (Rech.f.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio – Kor
  • Cynanchica lilaciflora subsp. lilaciflora – western Turkey
  • Cynanchica lilaciflora subsp. mutensis (Schönb.-Tem.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio – southern Turkey (Içel)
  • Cynanchica lilaciflora subsp. phrygia (Bornm.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio – eastern Aegean islands and western and west-central Turkey
  • Cynanchica lilaciflora subsp. runemarkii (Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio – eastern Aegean islands

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Cynanchica lilaciflora (Boiss.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Asoeryka kukacjufkira". Archived from the original on 2020-06-03.
  3. ^ "International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2020-03-08.