Galanthus reginae-olgae Orph.
Taxon info
Galanthus reginae-olgae was discovered by Orphanides and named after Queen Olga of Greece (1851–1926), consort of King George I. It flowers in the autumn, with leaves developing later. In its typical form it was believed to be confined to the foothills of Taigetos and adjacent parts of Peloponnisos, but has recently been reported also from S Albania (Shuka & al. in Bot. Serbica 35: 157–162. 2011). Other collections from W Greece and Albania flower in the winter or early spring with fairly well-developed leaves; they have been described as G. reginae-olgae subsp. vernalis. A similar, autumn-flowering species, G. peshmenii, occurs in the island group of Kastellorhizo and adjacent parts of the S Anatolian mainland.A
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