''Galium aschenbornii'' is a species of
flowering plant in the genus ''
Galium'', native to
Mexico,
Central America,
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
and
Ecuador.
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Description
''Galium aschenbornii'' is a climbing or trailing plant, with leaves in whorls of four, each leaf being long. Its flowers are typically red or pink (occasionally white, yellow or greenish) and actinomorphic with elongated corolla lobes, although few flowers are normally produced.
Distribution
''Galium aschenbornii'' is found in mountainous regions of Mexico, as far north as Jalisco
Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...
and San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and i ...
, and south through Central America to Ecuador.
References
External links
Protologue of ''Galium aschenbornii'' in Schauer's original description
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aschenbornii
Flora of Central America
Flora of Mexico
Flora of Colombia
Flora of Ecuador
Plants described in 1847