Asteraceae |
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Tripleurospermum monticolum (BOISS. ET HUET.) BORNM. |
Tripleurospermum monticolum (BOISS. ET HUET.) BORNM |
Tripleurospermum SCHULTZ BIP. |
T. monticohim (Boiss. & Huet) Bornm. in Feddes Rep. Beih. 89:337 (1944). Syn: Chamaemelum monticohim Boiss. & Huet in Boiss., Diagn. ser. 2(3):27 (1856)! Perennial, 16-35 cm. Sparsely to moderately white pubescent. Stems solitary from rhizome, branched or unbranched above. Leaves 2-3-pinnatisect; laciniae linear-lanceolate, acute or mucronate. Capitula radiate, 0.8-1.4 cm (excl. ligules),triangular-acute or subacute, sparsely pubescent, inner oblong-obtuse or sub-obtuse, glabrous, all with white or pale brown membranous margins. Receptacle ovoid. Ligules 5-10 mm; corolla lobes of disc flowers eglandular at tips. Achenes obpyramidal or angular, 2-2.2 x 0.8-1 mm, non-mucilaginous, anteriorly tubercu-late-rugulose, posteriorly 3-ribbed, ribs moderately thickened, white, fissures narrow; corona marginiform, 1/8-1/6 as long as achene, crenulate, white. Fl. 7-8. Alt. 1500-2400 m. Syntypes: [Turkey B8] in Armenia circa Erzeroum (July 1853), Huet du Pavilion (K! G!); Calvert 311 & 30 (G!). N.E. & Inner Anatolia, rare. Valley Teng, 1980 m, Kotschy 1889:461 (as C. oreades var. kotschyi)! A7 Trabzon: Zigana Geçidi, 2000 m, A.&T.Baytop (ISTE 15333)! Giresun: Eğribel pass, 50 km S. of Giresun, 2400 m, 7 vii 1958, Markgraf! A9 Kars: between Kars and Ardahan. 2020 m, M.Zohary & Plitm. 2466-29! B5 Kayseri: Bakir Da., 2400 m, D. 19659! B6 Sivas: Sariyar, 1500-1700 m, Sorger 69-57-9! B7 Erzincan: Sipikör, Sint. 1889:1230! B10 Ağri: between Doğubayazit and Iğdir, 2050 m, M.Zohary & Plitm. 2265-85! Endemic. Allied to T. repens from which it is distinguished by having smaller capitula, shorter phyllaries, ovoid receptacle and eglandular disc corolla lobes. |