Solanaceae

L. anatolicum A.Baytop & R.Mill in Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 35:313 (1977). Shrub 1-2 m. Branches greyish, rigid, spines stout. Leaves narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate, subacute, 1-5 x0.l-0.5(-0.8) cm, attenuate at base. Clusters 1-5-flowered. Peduncles 2-18 mm. Calyx campanulate, two-lobed, 2.5-3.5 mm. Corolla 9-12 mm, corolla tube 6-8 mm, lower part narrowly cylindrical to 5 mm, lobes patent to reflexed, 3-4 mm, margins sparsely to moderately ciliate. Filaments hairy at base, on free part of adaxial face, corolla throat glabrous or with very few hairs at base of filaments. Berry dark reddish brown, globose, 3-4 mm. Fl. 4-11. Steppe, roadsides, field borders, hedges, ditches, 450-1750 m.
Type: Turkey B3 Eskişehir: 3 km S. of Çifteler, 870 m, 28 viii 1974, A.Baytop (ISTE 30815) (holo. ISTE! iso. E!).
Inner Anatolia. B3 Eskişehir: Eskişehir, 800 m, A.Baytop (ISTE 30656)! B4 Ankara: Dikmen Da. nr Ankara, D. 13023! Kirşehir: Kirşehir to Kaman, Aydinlar, 1190 m, Unsal (ISTE 30532)! B5 Kayseri: Develi, 1150 m, A.Baytop (ISTE 20291)! Kirşehir: Özbağ, nr Kirşehir, 1050 m, Unsal (ISTE 30531)! Nevşehir: Nevşehir, 1200 m, D. 19157! Yozgat: 5 km from Yozgat to Kirikkale, A.Baytop (ISTE 29669)! B7 Erzincan: 22 km E. of Erzincan, Hub.-Mor. 14252! B9 Van: Erciş to Ahlat, Arinkar, Alptekin (ISTE 26637)! C6 Urfa: Birecik, 450 m, Sint. 1888:287!
Endemic. Ir.-Tur. element. Most closely related to L. depressum and to L. petraeum Feinbr. from Jordan.