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Tuesday, 21 July 2015

Pterocephalus multiflorus Poech subsp. multiflorus - Πτεροκέφαλος οπολυανθής υποειδ. οπολυανυης Μαννουθκιά - Endemic to Cyprus


Endemic to Cyprus
Pterocephalus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae[1] of herbs and shrubs, comprising 25 species ranging from the Mediterranean, to central Asia, the Himalayas, western China, and tropical Africa.

From Greek πτερον, pteron, a wing, and κεφαλη, kephale, a head, in reference to the receptacle of the flowers being villous or chaffy.

Photos Spilia , 8/7/2015 by George Konstantinou







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