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Asperula littoralis

Date Updated: 15 September 2015

Herbarium
Herbarium, Trinity College, Dublin (TCD)
Collection
Trinity College Dublin Herbarium Library Flora Graeca Sibthorpiana
Resource Type
Engravings
Creator
SIBTHORP, JOHN
Date
1813
Source
Trinity College Dublin Herbarium Library
Relation
TCDFGP0002
Attribution
Trinity College Dublin Herbarium Library
Description
Hand-coloured engraving of Asperula littoralis. Illustrator: BAUER, FERDINAND (Austrian, 1760-1826); engraver: SOWERBY, JAMES (English, 1756-1822)
Identifier
TCDFGP0002-122
Collection name
Trinity College Dublin Herbarium Library Flora Graeca Sibthorpiana
Plant name
Asperula littoralis [family RUBIACEAE]
Country
United Kingdom
Locality
Greece
Format extent (length/size)
1 page
Notes
Family Rubiaceae. Asperula is a genus of about 90 species, with ca. 65 species native to Europe and ca. 40 to Turkey, A. littoralis is a rare species, endemic to Turkey; it was recorded in Flora Graeca from the shores of the Black Sea. It was placed on the Red List of threatened plants by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 1997 but a current assessment of the threats to the species has not yet been made.
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1
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