Caryophyllaceae |
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Telephium imperati subsp.orientale |
Telephium L.
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T. imperati L., Sp. PL 271 (1753). subsp. orientale (Boiss.) Nyman, Consp. 254 (1879). Syn: T. orientale Boiss., Diagn. ser. 1(10): 11 (1849); T. imperati L. var. orientale (Boiss.) Boiss., Fl. Or. 1: 754 (1867); Ic: Tchihat, Asie Min. Bot. Atlas t. 16 (1860); Fl. Armenii 2: t. 29 (1956). Stems 10-30 cm, procumbent. Leaves (5-)7-15(-20) x 2-5(-6) mm, elliptic-obovate, somewhat acute, with a conspicuous mid-vein beneath. Cymes with few shortly pedicelled flowers. Sepals 3-5 mm, oblong-linear, carinate. Petals as long as the calyx. Capsules 5-6 x 3 mm, brownish-green, shiny. Seeds usually 11-15(-18). Fl. 5-7. Dry stony slopes, rocky screes, pine woods, oak scrub, 400-2200 m. Syntypes: [Turkey Bl] Anatolia in collibus Smyrnae (Izmir), Sipylo, Boissier; Caria, Pinard; [C3] Pamphylia, Heldreich; Creta in montibus Sphacioticis, Held-reich; Libano ad Cedros, Boissier; montibus Persiae australis, Kotschy 513; prov. Talysch, Hohenacker. A2 Bursa: Olympo Bithyno (Uludağ), Noe. A3 Bilecik: Vesir-Han (Vezirhan), montis Tepaja, 3-400 m, Bornm. 1929: 13913. A4 Ankara: Kızılcahamam, Uluo-cak (I S TO 3726)! A5 Amasya: Amasya, 4-500 m, Bornm. 1889: 59. Bl Balikesir: Mt. Ida (Kaz Da.), Sint. 1883: 655! B3 Afyon: 5 miles S of Emirdağ, 1200 m, Coode & Jones 2310! B4 Ankara: Incesu valley, Kotte 1053! B7 Elaziğ: Maden, 1000 m, D. 28871! B3/A9 Erzurum: Pasinler to Horasan, 1650 m, D. 29395! Cl Muğla: Halicarnassus (Bodrum), Pinard. C2 Burdur: Karamanli to Tefenni 1 km from Karamanli, 1150 m, Demiriz 5336! C3 Antalya: d. Gebiz: Bozburun Da., W side, 2100-2200 m, D. 15670! C4 Antalya: Ak Dag W of Geyik Da., nr. Kara Boynuz Y., 1981 m, D. 14534! C5 Içel: Giosna (Gözne), Siehe 1895: 51!C6 Seyhan: Monts Amanus, Hassan Beyli, 1000 m, Haradj. 2180! C7 Urfa: Kasmi (Kesme), Sint. 1888: 1105! Greece, Crete, Cyprus, W. Syria, Syrian Desert. N.W. Iran, Caucasia; Afghanistan ? All parts smaller and more slender than the S. European and N.W African subsp. imperati. Subsp. orientale varies greatly in the shape and size of its leaves; some broad-leaved variants approach subsp. imperati in leaf shape. Occasional capsules with an exceptionally low seed number probably result from deficient. fertilisation. |