Periploca graeca L.

Plants of The Republic of Georgia
APOCYNACEAE
Periploca graeca L.
det. M. Khutsishvili, 2002
The Republic of Georgia. Mameuli District.. South of Rustavi and
north of border crossing to Armenia known as the "Red Bridge."
On peninsula of land between the Mtkvari and the Debeda Rivers.
41° 22.537' N: 45° 4.199' E. Elevation: ca. 288 m. (coordinates
and elevation from hand-held GPS; coordinates accurate to within
a radius of about 25 m)
Flooded forest with Quercus, Crataegus, Carpinus orientalis,
Gleditsia, Populus, Comus and many lianas such as Smilax,
Hedera, Ligustrum and Lonicera.
Petals dark purple, tips green; corona purple.
Collected by: Daniel E. Atha (Coll. No. 2677) & Hannah Stevens,
Manana Khutsishvili
31 May 2002
The New York Botanical Garden
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