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Rindera caespitosa (A. DC.) BUNGE |
Rindera PALLAS |
| R. caespitosa (A.DC.) Bunge in Mem. Sav. Etr. Acad. Petersb. 7:415 (1851). Syn: Mattia caespitosa A.DC. in DC, Prodr. 10:168 (1846)! Cynoglossum umbellatum Aucher ex DC, loc. cit. (1846) non Rindera umbellata (Waldst. & Kit.) Bunge (1852). Ic: Kusnetzov in Trav. Mus. Bot. Acad. Petersb. 7: t. 3 f 7 (1910). Figure 7, p. 241. , , Silvery grey-tomentose perennial. Stems simple, (5-)10-30 cm, densely leafy. Basal leaves linear-lanceolate, lamina 75-120 x 10-45 mm; cauline linear, very acute, sessile, adpressed to stem. Inflorescence terminal, corymbose. Calyx lobes 5.5-6.5 mm, lanceolate-ovate, obtuse, 1-nerved. Corolla reddish-purple, 8-11-5 mm, tube equalling or slightly exceeding deeply Iobed limb. Faucal appendages very small, fold-like, 0.1-0.3 x 0.4-0.7 mm. Anthers included. Nutlets 12-16 mm diam. incl. wing, suborbicular, flat, unornamented; wing 3-4 mm broad entire or slightly dentate, without glochids. Fl. 6-7. Rocky or earthy slopes, often on limestone, to snow-line, 1500-3050 m. Syntypes: [Turkey B7?] in Cappadocia ad Euphratem, [1836], Aucher 2280 (G-DC, photo!); ibid., Aucher 2282 (K!). Mainly E. Anatolia. A8 Erzurum: Mercan Da., Munzur Silselesi, Tayran Da., 2560 m, Watson et al. 3355! B6 Maraş: d. Göksun, Binboğa Da. above Yalak, 2300 m, D. 20135! Sivas: 48 km from Kangal, 1500-2000 m, Sorger 70-22-2! B7 Adiyaman: Ak Da., 2650 m, Hand.-Mazz. 2385! Tunceli: Munzur Da. above Ovacik, 2800 m, D. 31263! B8 Erzurum: Tech Dagh (Palandöken Da.), 2740-3050 m, vii 1853, Hııet! Bingöl/Muş: Bingöl Da., Kotschy 695. B9 Bitlis: Karz Da. above Kotum, 2230 m, D. 22298! Endemic. Ir.-Tur. element. |