Gentianaceae |
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Lomatogonium carinthiacum |
Lomatogonium A. BR. |
L. carinthiacum (Wulfen) A. Br. in Flora 13:221 (1830). Syn: Swertia carin-thiaca Wulfen in Jacq., Misc. Austr. Bot. 2:53 (1781); Pleurogyne carinthiaca (Wulfen) Griseb., Gent..310 (1839). Ic: Fl. URSS 18: t. 33 f. 2 (1952); Huxley, Mtn. Fls-: t. 81 f. 521 (1967). Map 20, p. 191. Diminutive annual alpine herb. Stem 3-10 cm. Basal leaves forming a rosette, ovate to oblong; cauline few, opposite or whorled, oblong. Inflorescence a few-flowered dichasial cyme. Pedicels often purple-tinged, elongating after anthesis. Calyx divided to c. 5/6|; lobes ovate, obtuse to subacute,1/2 2/3x corolla lobes. Corolla pale to steely blue or whitish; lobes elliptic, acute. Ft. 7-9. Wet or dry loam below melting snow patches, 2300-3505 m. Type: [Austria] Waschgang bei Döllach, Kärnten, Wulfen, E. Anatolia; rare. B9 Van: Hoşap to Başkale, Çuh pass, 2300 m, Náblek 2743. BIO Kars: N.E. Ararat (Büyük Ağri Da.), 3050-3505 m, Hewitt 1964:33! C9/10 Hakkari: Cilo Da., 2900 m, Nâbělek 2743a. C. Europe, Caucasia, C. Asia, N. America. |