Galium geminiflorum
Galium geminiflorum, the twinflowered bedstraw, is a plant species in the Rubiaceae, currently accepted as a distinct species.[1] This 1838 name by Lowe[2] should not be confused with the 1844 plant given the same name by Martens & Galeotti.[3]
| Twinflowered bedstraw | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Galium |
| Species: | G. geminiflorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Galium geminiflorum Lowe | |
Galium geminiflorum Lowe is native to certain islands of the eastern North Atlantic: Madeira, the Canary Islands and Selvagens (Savage Islands)[1]
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Galium geminiflorum Lowe
- Lowe, Richard Thomas. 1838. Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 6: 541, Galium geminiflorum Lowe
- Martens, Martin & Galeotti, Henri Guillaume. 1844. Bulletin de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles-lettres de Bruxelles 11(1): 126–127, Galium geminiflorum M. Martens & Galeotti, illegitimate name now considered a synonym of Galium aschenbornii S.Schauer
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