Galium ehrenbergii

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Galium ehrenbergii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species:
G. ehrenbergii
Binomial name
Galium ehrenbergii

Galium ehrenbergii is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. [1] It was first described by Pierre Edmond Boissier. [2] In 1884, Henry Baker Tristram found G. ehrenbergii in Jisr el Hajar, Lebanon. [3] It is also found in Syria. [4]

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References

  1. "Galium ehrenbergii Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. "Galium ehrenbergii". Encyclopedia of Life . Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  3. Henry Baker Tristram (1884). The Survey of Western Palestine: The Fauna and Flora of Palestine. Palestine Exploration Fund. p. 316.
  4. "Species details". Catalogue of Life . Retrieved February 7, 2014.