Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Galium sinaicum (Delile ex Decne.) Boiss. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 3: 63 (1875) |
Native Range | e. Egypt to Jordan, s. Sinai |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves opposite, of 2, acute, oblong-lanceolate or linear, flowers in lax axillary, pedunculate cymes, corolla rotate, corolla lobes oblong |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | yellowish |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Asperula sinaica Delile ex Decne., Ann. Sci. Nat., sér. 2, 2: 268 (1834) |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (EGY Egypt) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai) |