Limonium zeraphae
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Limonium zeraphae is a species ofthe lead root family (Plumbaginaceae). It is exclusively based in Malta .
description
Limonium zeraphae is a perennial subshrub . The linear-inverted lanceolate leaves form a down-to-earth rosette. Flowering time is from summer to autumn.
The branches of the 10 to 40 centimeter long flower stalks point strictly in only one direction. They have an angle of 90 to 160 °. The inflorescence is a slightly curved spike and 3 to 8 inches long, each spikelet is two to three-flowered, there are two to three per centimeter. The outer supporting sheet is 1.5 to 2 millimeters long, pointed and provided with a narrow, translucent edge at the edge. The middle bract is 1.5 to 2 millimeters long, rounded and with a broad, translucent edge. The inner support sheet is 4.5 to 5 millimeters long and has a narrow, transparent edge.
The calyx is bent up and 5 to 5.5 millimeters long, the limbus is barely as long or shorter than the corolla tube . The calyx lobes are blunt in shape and 0.8 to 1 mm long.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 18.
distribution
The species, which is exclusively native to Malta, colonizes coastal locations with salty soils, cliffs and rocky locations. It is common.
Systematics and botanical history
The species was first described in 1980 by Salvatore Brullo . The art epithet refers to the Maltese natural scientist Stefano Zerafa , who published the first Maltese flora .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Hans Christian Weber, Bernd Kendzior: Flora of the Maltese Islands - A Field Guide , 2006, ISBN 3-8236-1478-9 , p. 122
- ^ A b Salvatore Brullo: Miscellaneous Notes on the Genus Limonium (Plumbaginaceae) In: Willdenowia, Vol. 17, H. 1/2, 1988, p. 13
- ^ Limonium zeraphae at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
- ^ Entry on the species in The International Plant Names Index , 2008, online , last accessed on April 2, 2010