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	Scilla hyacinthoides  L.

APG-Fam.: Asparagacae / Asparagus Fam.       Fam. tradit.: Liliaceae / Lily Fam.

Synon.:  Nectaroscilla hyacinthoides  PARL.,  Prospero hyacinthoideum  (L.) SALISB.

Genus:  Scilla  L.,  Nectaroscilla  PARL.,  Prospero  SALISB.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	PARL.:		Filippo Parlatore (1816 - 1877), Italian botanist from Sicily
	SALISB.:		Richard Anthony Salisbury (Richard Markham, 1761 - 1829), English botanist

Etymology:
	Scilla:		Greek name of the Sea Squill Charybdis maritima
	hyacinthoides:		similar to a Hyacinth
	Nectaroscilla:		nectar, genus Scilla
	Prospero:		Prospero, figure from Shakespeare's drama 'The Tempest'
	hyacinthoideum:		similar to a Hyacinth

Fig. 1:  Scilla hyacinthoides / Hyacinth Squill, Wood Squill Lesbos, Asomatos 24.4.2014

Fig. 2:  Scilla hyacinthoides / Hyacinth Squill, Wood Squill Lesbos, Asomatos 24.4.2014

Fig. 3:  Scilla hyacinthoides / Hyacinth Squill, Wood Squill Lesbos, Asomatos 24.4.2014

Fig. 4:  Scilla hyacinthoides / Hyacinth Squill, Wood Squill Rhodos, City 18.3.2023

Fig. 5:  Scilla hyacinthoides / Hyacinth Squill, Wood Squill Rhodos, City 18.3.2023

Fig. 6:  Scilla hyacinthoides / Hyacinth Squill, Wood Squill Rhodos, City 18.3.2023

Fig. 7:  Scilla hyacinthoides / Hyacinth Squill, Wood Squill Rhodos, City 18.3.2023

Fig. 8:  Scilla hyacinthoides / Hyacinth Squill, Wood Squill Rhodos, City 18.3.2023

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