Boraginaceae |
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Onosma rascheyanum BOISS. |
Onosma rascheyanum BOISS. |
Onosma rascheyanum BOISS |
Onosma rascheyanum BOISS |
Onosma L. |
O. rascheyanum Boiss., Diagn. ser. 1(11): 110 (1849). Ic: Boul., Fl. Lib. Syr.: t. 291 f. 1 (1930); Rech. fil., Fl. Iranica-Boraginaceae: t. 36 (1967). Figure 14, p. 335. Perennial. Stems erect or ascending, 12-25(-30) cm, ± simple, patent-setose, setae usually lacking basal tubercles, shortly hairy. Leaves 20-40 x 3-8 mm, patent-setose and shortly hairy, obtuse to subacute, margins revolute; basal spathulate to linear-spathulate, shortly petiolate, cauline often wider, sessile, usually with broad base. Inflorescence a single terminal cyme or cymes in capitula elongating after flowering. Bracts rather large, 15-20 mm, sessile, cordate. Pedicels 1-2 mm. Calyx 12-25 mm in flower, 22-25(-29) mm in fruit, indurate at base, lobes linear-lanceolate, densely setose. Corolla flesh-coloured to reddish-orange at first, becoming blue, 20-25 mm, clavate, glabrous. Anthers included, shorter than filaments. Nutlets 4-5.3 x 2.7-3.7 mm, beak acute, somewhat incurved, with prominent ventral keel and lateral ridges, pale brownish. Fl. 4-7. Limestone and igneous slopes, steppe, Quercus scrub, 1000-2650 m. Type: [Lebanon/Syria] in Antilibano inter Rascheya et Damascum, 1846, Boissier (holo. G!). E. Anatolia westwards to Amanus. B7 Tunceli: Pertek to Tunceli, 41 km from Elaziğ, 1400 m, D. 29121! Erzincan: Egin (Kemaliye), Jaila-baschi (Yaylabaşi), Sint. 1890:2542! Elaziğ: N. side of Cilemelek Da. 28 km S. of Elaziğ, 1230 m, Hub.-Mor. 13508! B9 Van: Van, 23 v 1912, Maniss.! B10 Van: 6 km from Özalp to Saray, 2250 m, D. 44379! C6 Hatay: Karlik Tepe above Soğuk Oluk, 1400 m, D. 27116! Gaziantep: E. side of Nurdaği pass, 1000 m, Rix et al. 1564! C9 Siirt: E. foot of Herakol Da., 1850 m, Frödin 1630! Van: Hoşap to Başkale, Çuh pass, 2650 m, 9 vii 1951, Simon! Hakkari: Hakkari, 1800 m, 21 v 1966, Eiselt! W. Syria, N. Iraq, W. Iran. lr.-Tur. element. One of the most variable species, with a chromosome number (from Iranian material) of 2n = 30. Related to O. in-exspectatum (2n= 14). |