Galium lucidum explained

Galium lucidum is a species of plants in the Rubiaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region, from Portugal and Morocco to Greece, the range extending northwards into Germany.^{[1] [2]}

Galium lucidum is an erect, perennial, glabrous plant up to 70 cm tall. Leaves are narrow and linear, up to 3 cm long, whorled with as many as 10 per node. Inflorescence is a large terminal panicle of many small, white to cream-colored flowers.^[3]

Subspecies

Five subspecies are currently recognized (May 2014):^[1]

• Galium lucidum subsp. fruticescens (Cav.) O.Bolòs & Vigo - Spain
• Galium lucidum subsp. krendlii Natali - Corsica
• Galium lucidum subsp. lucidum - most of species range
• Galium lucidum subsp. krendlii Natali - Corsica
• Galium lucidum subsp. venustum (Jord.) Arcang - Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia, central Italy

External links

• Tela Botanica, Gaillet luisant
• Flore Alpes, Gaillet à feuilles luisantes
• Comune di Pontassieve, Guida alla Flora Spontanea, Galium lucidum All. subsp. lucidum (Caglio lucido)

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=86729 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=galium+lucidum AltervistaFlora Italiana, Caglio lucido
3. Web site: Forum Acta Plantarum, Galium lucidum All. - Caglio lucido . 2014-05-09 . 2021-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211121201531/https://www.actaplantarum.org/floraitaliae/viewtopic.php?t=5313 . dead .