Cynanchica lilaciflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a subshrub native to Turkey and to Greece's east Aegean islands.
Taxonomy
The species was first described as Asperula lilaciflora in 1843 by Pierre Edmond Boissier. In 2020 it was placed in genus Cynanchica as Cynanchica lilaciflora.
Subspecies
Six subspecies are accepted.
- Cynanchica lilaciflora subsp. coa â Kor
- Cynanchica lilaciflora subsp. lilaciflora â western Turkey
- Cynanchica lilaciflora subsp. mutensis â southern Turkey (Içel)
- Cynanchica lilaciflora subsp. phrygia â eastern Aegean islands and western and west-central Turkey
- Cynanchica lilaciflora subsp. runemarkii â eastern Aegean islands
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