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Vincetoxicum hirundinaria ssp. adriaticum
Adriatic Swallow-wort
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 1121 0047 (2021-11-04)Copyright © 2021 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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date of photo Apr 26, 2006
latitude 44.39484 longitude 14.80070
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location
Adriatic Sea, island Olib, south shore of Slatina bay, Zadar archipelago (Zadar region, Croatia)family
Apocynaceae
notes SI.: jadranski kokošovec, CR: jadranski lastavičnjak - Habitat: sea shore, in the transition zone between shore pebbles and island's internal macchia; flat terrain, calcareous, stony ground; open, sunny and dry place; elevation 4 m (17 feet); average precipitations ~ 1.000 mm/year, average temperature 13-15 deg C, Sub-Mediterranean phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil. Comment: Vincetoxicum hirundinaria ssp. adriaticum is an endemic, endangered and fully protected plant in Croatia. It grows only along east shore of the Adriatic Sea, on Adriatic Islands, in Velebit and Biokovo mountains, in Bosnia and Hercegovina and in some parts of south Italy. Nikolić et al. (2014) (Ref.:1.) claims its presence also for Slovenia, but Martinčič et al. (2007) (Ref.:2.) disagree with this, or at least, doesn't list the taxon in the Slovenian flora. The presence of this species on island Olib was confirmed by Milović et al. in the first scientific survey of the island's flora in 2016 (Ref.5.). The plants in genus Vincetoxicum are poisonous since they contain different glycosides. Yet, they have been used in popular medicine for centuries. It was considered a detox for all kind of toxins, hence its Latin name 'Vince-toxicum' – 'vincere' means to defeat in Latin. Nowadays the plants are not in use anymore because it is too risky. Any overdose can result in serious medical problems including death in the extreme cases. Ref.: (1) T. Nikolić, M. Milović, S. Bogdanović, N. Jaspica, Endemi u Hrvatskoj Flori (Endemics in Croatian Flora) (in Croatian), Alfa, Zagreb (2014), p 458. (2) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007). (3) R. Domac, Flora Hrvatske (Flora of Croatia) (in Croatian), Školska Knjiga, Zagreb (1994), p 310. (4) W.K. Rottensteiner, Exkursionsflora für Istrien, Verlag des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins Kärten (2014), p 193. (5) M. Milović, S. Kovačić, N. Jasprica & V. Stamenković, Contribution to the Study of Adriatic Island Flora: Vascular Plant Species Diversity in the Croatian Island of Olib, Nat. Croat., Vol. 25:1, 25–54 (2016), Zagreb.camera Nikon D70 / Nikorr Micro 105mm/f2.8
contributor's ID # Bot_0117/2006_DSC0220 photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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