Asteraceae |
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Centaurea balsamita LAM |
Centaurea balsamita LAM |
Centaurea balsamita LAM |
Centaurea balsamita LAM |
Centaurea L. |
C. balsamita Lam., Encycl. 1:667 (1785). Syn: Stizolophus balsamitaefolius Cass., Dict. Sci. Nat. 51:50 (1827), nom. illegit.; S. balsamita (Lam.) Cass. ex Takht. in Takhtajan & Fedorov, Fl. Erevana 329 (1945). Ic: Fl. Kazak. 9: t. 42 (1966). Annual, stem erect, 30-80(-120) cm, with several long 1-capitulate branches in upper part, rarely simple. Stem and branches straw-coloured, glabrescent. Leaves scabrous with very short hairs, entire to denticulate or rarely lower with few coarse teeth at base; lower oblong, withered at flowering time, median and upper gradually smaller and more narrow, ending in a 1-3 mm mucro. Involucre 18-25 x 17-24 mm, ± ovoid with truncate base. Appendages concealing greater part of base of phyllaries, cartilaginous, yellowish to light brown, adpressed, triangular, scarcely decurrent, with 8-12 regular cilia (2-3 mm) on each side, gradually narrowed into a (2-)3-4 mm spinule. Innermost phyllaries narrowed to a slender often reddish point. Flowers yellow, marginal scarcely radiant, with staminodes. Achenes 5-6 mm; pappus 4-5 mm, scabrous to barbellate, inner row 1 mm. Fl. 7. Steppe, fallow fields; 650-1900 m. Type: Described from cultivated material (seeds collected 'dans le Levant' by A.Michaux, P-LAM, photo!). Mainly E. Anatolia. A2(A) Bursa: Katirli Da., Pichler. B7 Malatya: Arga to Malatya, ?.Post 64! Elaziğ: 12 km from Elaziğ to Bingöl, 1160 m, 3 vii 1963, M.Zohary! B8 Muş: Murat valley, 26 km from Muş to Varto, 1420 m, D. 46099! B9 Van: Havasor to Hoşap, D. 23280! Van to Hoşap, at Hasbaşi, 1870 m, Hub.-Mor. 10886. C4 Konya: 5 km N. of Konya, 1050 m, Sorger 66-39-3! C6 Maraş: Pazarcik Da., Hausskn. Gaziantep: Gaziantep, 1885, G. Post ! C8 (?) Siirt: Mar Goria, c. 1000 m, Nábelek 3675. Mardin: between Bakakri and Kasmi (Kesme), Sint. 1888:1249! Diyarbakir: Diyarbakir airport, 680 m, Hub.-Mor. 9006, Reese. Anti-Lebanon, Transcaucasia, Iran, Turkestan. Ir.-Tur. element. |