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JXB Advance Access published online on July 16, 2004
Journal of Experimental Botany, doi:10.1093/jxb/erh222
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Received March 15, 2004
Accepted June 2, 2004

PLANT CULTURE

Symbolic plant(s) of the Olympic Games

Sophia Rhizopoulou 1*

1 University of Athens, Department of Biology, Section of Botany, Panepistimiopolis, Athens 157 84, Greece

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: srhizop{at}biol.uoa.gr.


  Abstract

The victors of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece were awarded crowns made of olive branches. In Antiquity, the symbolism of plants was related to myths, properties, aesthetic values, and civilization. Theophrastus first classifies and identifies plants, and gathers information about them, in his classic books (4th century BC). Symbolic plants are native to the Mediterranean region and they exhibit some convergent behaviour with respect to their functional characteristics. These plants were collected (among other species) by Professor J. Sibthorp and his partners in two botanical journeys in the Levant during the 18th century, and they have been illustrated for Flora Graeca Sibthorpiana.

Keywords: Olympic Games; symbolic plants.
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