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Hedysarum cappadocicum BOISS. |
Hedysarum cappadocicum BOISS. |
Hedysarum cappadocicum BOISS. |
Hedysarum cappadocicum BOISS. |
Hedysarum cappadocicum BOISS. |
Hedysarum L. |
H. cappadocicum Boiss., Diagn. ser. 1(2): 87 (1843). Syn: H. grandiflorum Pall, subsp. cappadocicum (Boiss.) B. Fedtsch. in Acta Horti Petrop. 19:308 (1902); H. reeseiHub.-Mov. in Feddes Rep. 48:286 (1940)! Stems absent or very short. Leaves with 3-5 pairs of ovate-elliptic leaflets, varying from 5 x 5 mm to 15 x 8 mm, with a dense sericeous indumentum on both surfaces; stipules brown, scarious. Scapes procumbent-ascending, 5-14 cm, longer than leaves. Inflorescence capitate or an elongated raceme, few to many-flowered. Calyx (11-)15-17 mm with subequal teeth up to 5 x length of tube. Corolla crimson, pink, purple or yellowish; standard 12-17 mm; wings 6-9 mm; keel 12-15 mm, equal to or longer than standard. Ovary glabrous or with a few short hairs. Lomentum (juvenile) with 3-segments, canescent, rugose. Fl. 5-8. Sandstone and limestone rocky slopes in steppe, mountain slopes and screes, 800-3500 m. Type: [Turkey] Cappadocia ad Euphratem, Aucher 1074 (holo. G!, iso. K!) Inner Anatolia. A3 Ankara: NW of Beypazari, Tekle, Kühne 441! B2 Kütahya: 52 km NE of Gediz, 1050 m, Hub.-Mor. 12781! B3 Kütahya: Kütahya to Afyonkarahisar, 5 vi 1935, Reese (type of H. reesei)! Eskişehir: 18 km from Polatli to Sivrihisar, 800 m, Coode & Jones 2256! Afyon: c. 50 km E of Afyon, 1000 m, Sorger 63-46-23! B5 Nevşehir: 8 km SE of Ürgüp, 1200 m, Sorger 64-32-2! B9 Van: d. Gevaş, Artos Da., 3050 m, D. 22760! d. Başkale, Ispiriz Da., 3200 m, D. 23780! B10 Ağri: 3-4 km E of Doğubayazit, 1750 m, D. 43957! C10 Hakkari: Cilo Da., 3500 m, D. 24209! Endemic; Ir.-Tur. element. Despite the great range of morphological variation in the specimens examined, there are no clear reasons for recognition of more than one variable species; with more adequate fruiting material, however, it may be possible to define subspecific taxa. B. Fedtschenko treated H. cappadocicum, H. elegans, H. sericeum and several other non-Turkish species as subspecies of H. grandiflorum Pall., and although together they form a very natural grouping, at least the three Turkish species are sufficiently distinct to warrant specific recognition. |