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	Scilla peruviana  L.

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

Synon.:  Oncostema peruviana  (L.) SPETA

Genus:  Scilla  L.,  Oncostema  RAF.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	SPETA:		Franz Speta (1941 - 2015), Austrian botanist
	RAF.:		Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (1783 - 1840), biologist in Europe and USA

Etymology:
	Scilla:		Greek name of the Sea Squill Charybdis maritima
	peruviana:		the ship 'Perou' brought the plant to Linné in Sweden
	Oncostema:		onkos = hooked, stemion = stamen

Fig. 1:  Scilla peruviana / Portuguese Squill P Algarve, Sao Bras del Alportel 26.3.2002

Fig. 2:  Scilla peruviana / Portuguese Squill P Algarve, Sao Bras del Alportel 26.3.2002

Fig. 3:  Scilla peruviana / Portuguese Squill E Grazalema 21.4.1999

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