Poaceae

Bothriochloa ischaemum

Bothriochloa O. KUNTZE Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) KENG Ömür: Çok yıllık Yapı: ot Hayat formu: İlk çiçeklenme zamanı: 6 Son çiçeklenme zamanı: 11 Habitat: kuru çakıllık yamaçlar ve nehir yatakları, meşe, artemisya stepinde, tarlalar, yol kenar Minimum yükseklik: 15 Maksimum yükseklik: 2100 Endemik: - Element: ? Türkiye dağılımı: Trakya, Karasal, G. ve GD. Anadolu Genel dağılımı: Akdeniz, Kafkasya, İran, Afganistan, Arabistan, Orta ve Doğu Asya Bulunduğu kareler: A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 C2 C3 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9

B. ischaemum (L.) Keng in Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China, Bot. Ser. 10: 201 (1936). Syn: Andropogon ischaemum L., Sp. Pl. 1047 (1753);Dichan-thium ischaemum (L.) Roberty in Boissiera 9:160 (1960). Ic: Fl. Iraq 9: t. 195(1968). Map 115.   Caespitose perennial, erect or geniculate-ascending from woody rootstock. Stems 30-90 cm, green, often lilac at base, purplish at nodes, glabrous throughout. Leaf blades linear, 7.5-18 cm x 1-2 mm, minutely scabridulous, ± glaucous. Inflorescence subdigitate, rarely with a very short rachis; racemes 2-8, spike-like, (3-)4.5-7.5 cm; joints and pedicels pilose with long white or lilac hairs. Sessile and pedicellate spikelets subequal; pedicellate spikelets consisting of 1 male and 1 sterile, or 2 sterile florets. Glumes of sessile spikelet subequal, 3.5-6 mm, green or purplish on outside, long-pilose in lower half. Awn of upper lemma 10-14 mm. 2n = 40, 60. Fl. 6-11. Dry gravelly slopes and river beds, under Quercus, Artemisia steppe, fields, roadsides, 15-2100 m.   Described from S. Europe (Hb. Linn. 1211/26, photo! S-Linn. 405.11, photo!).   Turkey-in-Europe, Inner, S. & S.E. Anatolia. Al(E)Kirklareli: 22 km from Babaeski to Kırklareli, A. Baytop (ISTE 34050)! A2(E) Istanbul: Rumeli Hisar, 8 xi 1916, Azn.! A2(A) Kocaeli: Hereke, A. Baytop (ISTE 18661)! A3 Eskişehir: Sakarya river nr Kuplu, Celarier A-565-b-I(2n = 40)! A4 Çankiri: Eldivan Da., Sarayköy to Bakirli, 1050 m, A. Baytop (ISTE 35221)! A5 Kastamonu: 5 km N.E. of Taşköprü, Celarier A-3024-I! A6 Sivas: 17 km W. of Suşehri, 780 m, M. & D. Zohary 971120! A7 Trabzon: Goerele (Elehu), 100 m, Hand.-Mazz. 961! A8 Çoruh: Karalik, Tutunli, Celarier A-1368-b-I (2n = 60)! A9 Kars: Kağizman to Akçay, 1100-1200 m, D. 46854! B2 Kütahya: Yeşilköy, Tavşanlı, T. Baytop (ISTE 5713)! B3 Eskişehir: Türkmen Da., 900 m, Ekim 2212! B4 Ankara: Hacikadin De., 950 m, Wagenitz & Beug 275! B5 Nevşehir: 7kmE. of Nevşehir,M.&D.Zohary 2181! B6 Maraş: d. Elbistan,Kapidere, D. 20422! B7 Tunceli: foot of Munzur Da. above Ovacik, 1500 m, D. 31382! B8 Erzincan: 6 km from Tercan to Erzincan, 1450 m, A. Baytop (ISTE 33595)! B9 Bitlis: 25 km S. of Bitlis, 1600 m, Sorger 77-95-1! C2 Denizli: 12 km E. of Denizli, 500 m, M. & D. Zohary 3001! C3 Antalya: 30 km from Tefenni to Korkuteli, 1350 m, A. Baytop (ISTE 26846)! C5 Adana: 3-4 km N. of Pozanti, 200 m, Aberdeen Univ. Amanus Exped. M1 902! C6 Hatay: Alexandrette (Iskenderun), 9 v 1931, M. Zohary! C7 Adiyaman: on road to Tut, 12 km from its junction with Adiyaman—Golbaşi road, 750 m, Kit-Tan & Atalay 1997! C8 Mardin: Körpinar, Mazi Da., Celarier A-566-b-I! C9 Hakkari: 'Cami Alakonu' (Zab river), Celarier A-560-b-I (2n -40)!   Mediterranean area, Caucasia, Iran, Afghanistan, Arabia, C. & E. Asia. Greatly valued for fodder in Iraq (Bor, 1968) but apparently not used for the purpose in Turkey (Doğan, personal communication)