Cynanchica nitida is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a subshrub native to Greece's east Aegean Islands and to Turkey.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Cynanchica |
| Species: | C. nitida
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| Binomial name | |
| Cynanchica nitida (Sm.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio (2020)
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| Subspecies[1] | |
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4; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Asperula nitida Sm. (1806) | |
Four subspecies are accepted.[1]
- Cynanchica nitida subsp. hirtella (Boiss.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio – western and central Turkey
- Cynanchica nitida subsp. mytilinica (Ehrend.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio – Lesbos
- Cynanchica nitida subsp. nitida – northwestern Turkey (Uludağ)
- Cynanchica nitida subsp. subcapitellata (Ehrend.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio – northern Turkey
The species was first described as Asperula nitida by James Edward Smith in 1806.[2] In 2020 it was placed in genus Cynanchica as Cynanchica nitida.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Cynanchica nitida (Sm.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ "International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
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