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Plocama calabrica (L.f.) M.Backlund & Thulin  
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FamilyRUBIACEAE
Genus speciesPlocama calabrica (L.f.) M.Backlund & Thulin 
SynonymsAsperula calabrica L.f.
 Putoria calabrica (L.f.) DC.
 Putoria cymosa Pomel
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude150-1100m
Descriptionevergreen, leaves 1-2cm, obovate to oblong, with revolute margins, rich shiny green, flowers in compact terminal cyme, corolla tube thin, 10-15mm long
Size5-10cm
Colorpink
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeshrub, carpet
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Europe
     Southwestern Europe (Spain )
     Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Italy , Kriti , Sicilia , Yugoslavia )
Africa
     Northern Africa (Algeria , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia )
Asia-Temperate
     Western Asia (Cyprus , East Aegean Is. , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

RUBIACEAE

Plocama calabrica (L.f.) M.Backlund & Thulin, Taxon 56(2): 516 (2007)

Basionym:
Asperula calabrica L.f., Suppl. Pl. 120 (1782)

Synonyms:
Emodea calabrica (L.f.) Link
Putoria calabrica (L.f.) DC.
Putoria calabrica eucalabrica Maire

Asperula ciliata Moench
Asperula foetida (Lam.) Pers.
Emodea montana Sm.
Plocama calabrica alba Göktürk & al.
Putoria balearica Steud.
Putoria cymosa Pomel
Putoria foetida (Lam.) A.Rich.
Putoria hispanica Boiss. & Reut.
Sherardia foetida Lam.
Sherardia foetidissima Cirillo

Medit., Iraq
12 SPA 13 ALB GRC ITA KRI SIC YUG 20 ALG LBY MOR TUN 34 CYP EAI IRQ LBS PAL TUR

150-1100m

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