Cynoglossum troodi
| Cynoglossum troodi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | (unplaced) |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Cynoglossum |
| Species: | C. troodi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cynoglossum troodi H. Lindberg | |
Cynoglossum troodi, Troodos hound's tongue is an erect, perennial herb, 10-25 cm high, with branched stems covered with stiff hairs. Leaves alternate, simple, entire, stalkless, oblong to lanceolate, densely hairy, the basal in tufts, 2-5 x 0.5-1 cm, the upper sparse and smaller. Flowers actinomorphic in cymose inflorescences, very small, corolla brick-red, tubular, 5-lobed. Flowers May-August. Fruit of 4 nutlets with rigid spinules.[1]
Habitat
In Pinus nigra ssp. pallasiana and Juniperus foetidissima forests on serpentine in Troödos forest at 1500-1950 m altitude.
Distribution
Endemic to Cyprus, common on the higher parts of the Troödos forest, Khionistra, Prodromos, Chromion, Troödos square and Kryos Potamos.
References
- ↑ The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998, ISBN 9963-42-067-2
External links
- http://www.troodos-geo.org/upload/20130925/1380118849-21950.jpg
- http://www.ncu.org.cy/troodos/lang1/gallery/Cynoglossum-troodi-web.jpg
- http://www.natureofcyprus.org/uploadimages/Cynoglossumtroodi600450endem.jpg
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2752178
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