Euphorbiaceae

Chrozophora tinctoria

Chrozophora A. JUSS. Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) RAFIN. Ömür: Tek yıllık Yapı: ot Hayat formu: İlk çiçeklenme zamanı: 3 Son çiçeklenme zamanı: 9 Habitat: maki, firigana, Pinus brutia orman açıklığı, taşlık yerler, tuzlu step, tarlalar, patika Minimum yükseklik: 0 Maksimum yükseklik: 1650 Endemik: - Element: ? Türkiye dağılımı: Türkiye Genel dağılımı: Akdeniz bölgesi, GB. ve O. Asya Bulunduğu kareler:A1 A2 A4 A5 A7 A9 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B7 B8 B9 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9

C. tinctoria (L.) Rafin., Chlor. Aetn. 4(1813). Syn: Croton tinctorium L., Sp. PL 1004 (1753); C. obliquus Vahl, Symb. 1:78 (1790); C. verbascifolius Willd., Sp. Pl. 4:539 (1805); Chrozophora hierosolymitana Sprengel, Syst. Veg. 3:850 (1826); C. obliqua (Vahl) Juss. ex Sprengel, loc. cit. (1826); C. verbascifolia (Willd.) Juss. ex Sprengel, op. cit. 851(1826). Ic: Fiori, Ic. Fl. Ital. f. 2620 (1901); Fl. Pal. 2: t. 385 & 386 (1972).   Ascending annual herb, often becoming woody at base, 30-100 cm. Leaves rhombic-ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 2-9 x 1-7 cm, apex acute or obtuse, base cuneate to shallowly cordate, shallowly repand-dentate; petiole to 9 cm. Stipules 2-5 mm. Inflorescences 2-4 x 4-8 cm. Male flowers: sepals linear-lanceolate, 4 mm, stellate-pubescent outside, glabrous inside; petals yellowish, elliptic-lanceolate, 4 mm, lepidote outside, pubescent inside, hairs simple; stamens 3-12. Female flowers: sepals and petals both resembling male sepals; ovary densely lepidote; styles stellate-pubescent without, papillose within. Fruit sparingly to evenly lepidote, 8 mm diam., purple. Seeds 4 mm, pale grey. Fl. 3-9. Macchie, phrygana, open Pinus brutia forest, stony places, salt steppe, fields and pathsides, s. 1.-1650 m.   Described from [S. France] Monspelii (Montpellier), Loefling (Hb. Linn. 1140/5).   Widespread. A1(E) Tekirdağ: 27 km from Tekirdağ to Malkara, 200 m, D. 47816! A1(A) Çanakkale: valley of river Rhodius (Koca Çay), Sint. 1883: 168! A2(E) Istanbul: Küçükçekmece, 2 viii 1891, Azn.(!). A2(A) Bursa: nr Bursa, Thirke. A4 Zonguldak: Balikisik, 150 m, D. 37985! A5 Amasya: Amasya, Maniss. 234! A7 Sivas: 10 km E. of Suşehri, 890 m, Buttler 15701! A9 Kars: Kağizman to Akçay, 1100-1200 m, D. 46870! B1 Izmir: Smyrna (Izmir), Bal. 1854:197! B2 Balikesir: 8 km N. of Susurluk, 50 m, Nydegger 11582. B/C3 Afyon/Isparta: 9 km E. of Dinar, 980 m, Buttler 16291! B4 Ankara: Ankara, Kotte 299! B5 Kayseri: Kayseri to Incesu, 1200 m, D. 32763! B7 Malatya: Malatya to Elaziğ, T. Baytop (ISTE 23128)! B8 Diyarbakır: 30 km from Diyarbakir to Bitlis, 750 m, McNeill 486! B9 Bitlis: Tatvan to Ahlat, 1650 m, D. 24611! C1 Izmir: Kuşadasi, 5-30 m, Sorger 67-43-43! C2 Muğla: Kizil Kortmen, s.l, Khan et al. 127! C3 Antalya: Kemer, s.l, D. 14154! C3/4 Antalya: Alanya, s.l, D. 14498! C4 Içel: 18 km S.W. of Mut, 350 m, Sorger 66-21-7! C5 Adana: Pozanti, 850 m, Aberdeen Univ. Amanus Exped. C1 171! C6 Adana: Hasanbeyli De. valley, 900-1200 m, Darrah 674! C7 Urfa: Urfa, Magrarvi, Sint. 1888:1410! C8 Mardin: Mardin, Sint. 1888:1462! C9 Mardin: Djezirat (Cizre), Hand.-Mazz. Is: Bozca, Forsskål; Lesvos, Cand.; Khios, Platt 337! Leros, Bertoglio 12; Kos, Pili to Kardhamaina, Rech. 7989! Rodhos, Villanova, Rech. 8368.   Mediterranean area, Socotra, S.W. & C. Asia. Since the characters, used to distinguish several species in the past, all present a continuum of states, it is perhaps best to regard this complex as representing one rather polymorphic species.