''Galium perralderii'' is a species of flowering plant, native to
Algeria
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, in the family
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules ...
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This plant was first described in 1862 by ]Ernest Cosson
Ernest Saint-Charles Cosson (22 July 1819 – 31 December 1889) was a French botanist born in Paris.
Cosson is known for his botanical research in North Africa, and during his career he participated in eight trips to Algeria. In several of these ...
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The specific epithet, ''perralderii'', honours ]Cosson
The Cosson () is a long river in central France, a right tributary of the river Beuvron. Its source is near the village of Vannes-sur-Cosson, Sologne. The Cosson flows through the following departments and communes:
* Loiret: La Ferté-Saint- ...
's friend and fellow botanist, Henri-René Le Tourneux de la Perraudière (1831-1861).[pdf]
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perralderii
Flora of Algeria
Plants described in 1862
Taxa named by Ernest Cosson