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Galium sinaicum (Delile ex Decne.) Boiss.  
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FamilyRUBIACEAE
Genus speciesGalium sinaicum (Delile ex Decne.) Boiss. 
BibliographyFl. Orient. 3: 63 (1875)
Native Rangee. Egypt to Jordan, s. Sinai
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Descriptionleaves opposite, of 2, acute, oblong-lanceolate or linear, flowers in lax axillary, pedunculate cymes, corolla rotate, corolla lobes oblong
Size2-5cm
Coloryellowish
Bloomspring
Ca
Typesubshrub
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
SynonymsAsperula sinaica Delile ex Decne., Ann. Sci. Nat., sér. 2, 2: 268 (1834)
Territory2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (EGY Egypt)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai)
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