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Thliphthisa purpurea  (L.) P.CAPUTO & DEL GUACCHIO

Fam.: Rubiaceae / Bedstraw Fam.

Synon.:  Asperula purpurea  (L.) EHREND.

Genus:  Thliphthisa  (GRISEB.) P.CAPUTO & DEL GUACCHIO,  Asperula  L.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	P.CAPUTO:		Paolo Caputo (1950 - ), Italian botanist
	DEL GUACCHIO:		Emanuele Del Guacchio (fl. 2002), Italian botanist
	EHREND.:		Friedrich Ehrendorfer (1927 - ), Austrian botanist
	GRISEB.:		August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach (1814 - 1879), German botanist

Etymology:
	Thliphthisa:		thliso = pinched (fruit)
	purpurea:		purple color
	Asperula:		diminutive of asper = rough

Fig. 1:  Thliphthisa purpurea / Purple Woodruff (cultiv.) D Botan. Gar. Universit. Mainz 11.7.2009

Fig. 2:  Thliphthisa purpurea / Purple Woodruff (cultiv.) D Botan. Gar. Universit. Mainz 11.7.2009

Fig. 3:  Thliphthisa purpurea / Purple Woodruff (cultiv.) D Botan. Gar. Universit. Mainz 11.7.2009

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