Gentianaceae |
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Centaurium pulchellum (SWARTZ) DRUCE |
Centaurium pulchellum (SWARTZ) DRUCE |
Centaurium HILL |
C. pulchellum (Swartz) Druce, FI. Berks. 342 (1898). Syn: Gentiana pulchella Swartz in Kungl. Svenska Vet.-Acad. Nya Handl. 4:85 (1783); Erythraea ramosissima (Vill.) Pers., Syn. Pi. 1 :283 (1805); E. pulchella (Swartz) Fries, Nov. FI. Suec. 30 (1814); E. anatolica C.Koch in Linnaea 19:27 (1847); E. caspica Fischer in Griseb., Gen. et Sp. "Gent. 145 (1839). Ic: Reichb., Ic. FI. Germ. 17: t. 1061 (1854-55).
Glabrous annual, 2-20 cm, usually without a distinct basal rosette. Stem with 2-5(-7) internodes, somewhat branched from below middle, rarely simple and 1-flowered. Leaves ovate, oblong to lanceolate, increasing in length upwards. Inflorescence with divaricating branches. Flowers ± stalked, 10-13 mm. Calyx nearly equalling corolla tube; corolla pink to purple, rarely white, lobes 3.5-4 mm. 2/7=36. FI. 4-7. Marshy places, dry rocky hillsides, clearings, weed on arable land, S.I.- 2600 m. Described from Sweden. Widespread. A1(E) Çanakkale: Kilia, Gelibolu, Ingoldby 198! A2(E) Istanbul: San'Stefano (Yeşilköy) to Florya, Azn.l A3 Bolu: Abant G., S.W. of Bolu, 1300 m, Wagenitz & Beug 43. A4 Kastamonu: Kastamonu to lnebolu, 1300 m, Khan et al. 592! A5 Samsun: Kizilirmak after Asar köy, 250 m, Tobey 2238! A6 Samsun: Kirazlık, 5 m, Tobey 382! A7 Trabzon: by Malaka river, 32 km from Trabzon, Jardine 437! A8 Trabzon: Of, S.I., D. 32021! Bl Çanakkale: Assos, Sint. 1883:447! B4 Ankara: 50 km S.W. of Ankara, Ekim e t al. 4345a! B8 Bitlis: plain 32 km E. of Muş, D. 24765b! B9 Van: Çatak, 1700 m, Frödin 1936:157. Cl Aydin: Samsun Da., Bayrak adasi, s.i., Uslu 3376. C2 Antalya: Kara G. nr Yuva, 1000 m, D. 13931! C3 Antalya: 13 km W. of Antalya, s.I.-20 m, Sorger 65-33-74! C4 Konya: Karapınar, Andrasovszky 731, C5 lçel: 3 km E. of Mersin, 2 m, //. Leyd. 1959: 1032! C6 Hatay: above Yeşilkent, 305 m, Darrah562! Is: Khios, Platt 182! Ikaria, Rimemark et al. 11049! Samos, Gathorne-Hardy 673! Kos, 11 vii 1974, Jakobsen !• Khalki, Gathorne-Hardy 745! Rodhos, Rech. 7483! Europe, N. Afrca, Caucasus, W. & C. Asia. The white-flowered C. meyeri (Bunge) Druce (Erythraea ramosissima var. albiflora Boiss.) is imperfectly separated from C. pulchellum and probably referable to this species. |