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Galium lucidum

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Species of plant

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species: G. lucidum
Binomial name
Galium lucidum
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Galium lucidum is a species of plants in the Rubiaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region, from Portugal and Morocco to Greece, the range extending northwards into Germany.

Galium lucidum is an erect, perennial, glabrous plant up to 70 cm tall. Leaves are narrow and linear, up to 3 cm long, whorled with as many as 10 per node. Inflorescence is a large terminal panicle of many small, white to cream-colored flowers.

Subspecies

Five subspecies are currently recognized (May 2014):

  • Galium lucidum subsp. fruticescens (Cav.) O.Bolòs & Vigo - Spain
  • Galium lucidum subsp. krendlii Natali - Corsica
  • Galium lucidum subsp. lucidum - most of species range
  • Galium lucidum subsp. krendlii Natali - Corsica
  • Galium lucidum subsp. venustum (Jord.) Arcang - Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia, central Italy

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. AltervistaFlora Italiana, Caglio lucido
  3. "Forum Acta Plantarum, Galium lucidum All. - Caglio lucido". Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2014-05-09.

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Taxon identifiers
Galium lucidum


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