Cynanchica lilaciflora

Cynanchica lilaciflora
Scientific classification
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)

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]}

Taxonomy

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

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

1. "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.