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	Drimia aphylla  (FORSSK.) J.C.MANNING & GOLDBLATT

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

Synon.:  Urginea aphylla  (FORSSK.) SPETA,  Charybdis aphylla  (FORSSK.) SPETA,  Squilla aphylla  (FORSSK.) MART.-AZORIN, M.B.CRESPO & M.A.ALONSO

Genus:  Drimia  JACQ.,  Urginea  STEINH.,  Charybdis  SPETA,  Squilla  L.

Authors:
	FORSSK.:		Peter Forsskål (1732 - 1763), Swedish explorer and naturalist
	J.C.MANNING:		John Charles Manning (1962 - ), South African botanist
	GOLDBLATT:		Peter Goldblatt (1943 - ), South African botanist who is working in the USA
	SPETA:		Franz Speta (1941 - 2015), Austrian botanist with main focus on Liliaceae s. l.
	MART.-AZORIN:		Mario Martínez-Azorín (1979 - ), Spanish botanist
	M.B.CRESPO:		Manuel Benito Crespo Villalba (1962 - )Spanish botanist
	M.A.ALONSO:		María Ángeles Alonso Vargas (1970 - ), Spanish botanist
	JACQ.:		Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727 - 1817), Austrian chemist and botanist
	STEINH.:		Adolphe Steinheil (1810 - 1839), French pharmacist and botanist
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Drimia:		drimys = acrid
	aphylla:		leafless
	Urginea:		from the name of an Arabic clan in Algeria
	Charybdis:		In Greek mythology the rock opposite of the Scilla (Skylla)
	Squilla:		small shrimp

Fig. 1:  Drimia aphylla / Leafless Sea Squill Chios, Sidirounda 30.3.2016

Fig. 2:  Drimia aphylla / Leafless Sea Squill Chios, Katavasi 30.3.2016

Fig. 3:  Drimia aphylla / Leafless Sea Squill Chios, Emporios 29.3.2016

Fig. 4:  Drimia aphylla / Leafless Sea Squill Rhodos, Profitis Ilias 2.4.2019

Fig. 5:  Drimia aphylla / Leafless Sea Squill Rhodos, Profitis Ilias 2.4.2019

Fig. 6:  Drimia aphylla / Leafless Sea Squill Rhodos, Profitis Ilias 2.4.2019

Fig. 7:  Drimia aphylla / Leafless Sea Squill Rhodos, Kallithea Terme 25.4.1987

Fig. 8:  Drimia aphylla / Leafless Sea Squill Rhodos, Laerma 24.3.2019

Fig. 9:  Drimia aphylla / Leafless Sea Squill Samos, Mytilini 10.4.2017

Fig. 10:  Drimia aphylla / Leafless Sea Squill Samos, Potami 15.4.2017

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