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Onobrychis galegifolia BOISS. |
Onobrychis galegifolia BOISS. |
 Onobrychis galegifolia BOISS. |
Onobrychis ADANS. |
| O. galegifolia Boiss., Diagn. ser. 1 (2):91 (1843). Syn: O. aurantiaca Boiss., 1.c. 1(9): 105 (1849)! O. trichocalycina Boiss., 1.c. 2(5): 90 (1856)!; O. nisibena Mouterde in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 108:312 (1961). Figure 15, p. 585. Sturdy erect branched perennial up to 1 m high, at base of stem with up to 5 mm long hairs, above with shorter hairs. Leaves with 4-6 pairs of ovate-oblong leaflets (up to 40 x 20 mm), pilose below, almost glabrous above; stipules free, c. 10 mm. Peduncles longer than leaves. Inflorescence many-flowered, lax. Calyx 8-10 mm including 5-6 mm teeth. Corolla golden-yellow; standard 19-24 mm, emarginate; wings 8-11 mm; keel 19-22 mm. Fruit 20-24 x 16-18 mm, ± densely pubescent, margins entire or shortly denticulate, disc with or without short hard recurved spines. Fl. 5-7. Steppe, Quercus scrub, near Pinus, fallow fields, 20-1300 m. Type: [Turkey C6 Gaziantep] prope Aintab [Gaziantep], Aucher 1067 (holo. G!, iso. K!). E. Anatolia, Amanus. B7 Elaziğ: Elaziğ to Palu, Reese! Erzincan: 10 km below Kemaliye, 900 m, Hub.-Mor. 9054! Tunceli: Pertek to Tunceli, 1280 m, Hub.-Mor. 11155! B8 Siirt: Sirvan to Kurtalan, D. 22121! B9 Bitlis: Botan Su, Tilo, 770 m, Frödin 1936:82; Van: Van, Noel C5 Adana: Kozan to Adana, 250 m, Hub.-Mor.-161171 C6 Hatay: Beilan, Kotschy 1862:1. Gaziantep: Nizip to Birecik, 400 m, D. 27970! C7 Adıyaman: Kjachta (Kahta), Hand.-Mazz. 1927. Urfa: d. Viranşehir, 36 km W of Çeylanpinar, 300 m, Hub.-Mor. 13404! C8 Diyarbakir: Diyarbakir, 650 m, D. 28758! Mardin: Mardin, Sint. 1888:936! Syrian Desert, N. Iraq. Ir.-Tur. element. Variable in indumentum density, but a distinct species easily recognised by its height, large leaflets and large golden-yellow corollas. The type and specimen unicum of O. trichocalycina is an inadequate non-fruiting garnering, but there is no doubt that it is conspecific with O. galegifolia. |