Ikaria snowdrops
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The Ikaria snowdrop ( Galanthus ikariae ) is a species of snowdrop ( Galanthus ) in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae).
description
The Ikaria snowdrop is a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches heights of 6 to 26 centimeters. This geophyte forms an onion as a persistence organ. The ribbon-shaped leaves narrowed at the bottom measure 5 to 25 × 0.6 to 2.5 centimeters at flowering time. They are colored light or dark green. The outer bracts are white, elongated-ovate and measure 1.8 to 3 (3.2) × 1.1 to 1.6 centimeters. The inner bracts are colored white, wedge-shaped at the base, edged at the tip and measure 1 to 1.4 × 0.7 to 1 centimeters. They have a large u-shaped green spot of variable extent at the top.
The flowering period extends from February to March.
Systematics
The Ikaria snowdrop was in 1893 by John Gilbert Baker based on behalf of the English plant collector Edward Whittall (1851-1917) on Ikaria material collected first described . It is divided into two subspecies:
- Galanthus ikariae subsp. ikariae
- The leaves are dark green, up to 1.5 (rarely 2) centimeters wide. The green spot on the inner bracts always extends over halfway. The plant has 2n = 24 chromosomes. This subspecies is endemic to the East Aegean island of Ikaria .
- Galanthus ikariae subsp. snogerupii Kamari
- The leaves are light green, shiny, slightly wavy at the edge, 1.5 to 2.5 centimeters wide. The flowers are slightly larger than the other subspecies. The green spot on the inner bracts reaches halfway or is slightly shorter. The number of chromosomes is also 2n = 24. This subspecies is endemic to the Aegean islands Andros , Naxos and Skyros . However, their independence is not recognized by everyone.
Location
The Ikaria snowdrop occurs in damp shadows in brook gorges, on rocks and under Phrygana bushes at altitudes between 50 and 900 meters, which vary from island to island.
use
The Ikaria snowdrop is rarely used as an ornamental plant for moist soils under trees. It may have been more widely cultivated in the past. It has been in culture since around 1800. The plants currently traded as "Ikaria snowdrops" mostly belong to the Voronov snowdrop ( Galanthus woronowii ).
Web links
- Thomas Meyer: Data sheet with identification key and photos at Flora-de: Flora von Deutschland (old name of the website: Flowers in Swabia )
- Pictures of both subspecies, habitats and further information at the Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
- Galanthus ikariae inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: A. Davis, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Georgia Kamari: A biosystematic study of the genus Galanthus (Amaryllidaceae) in Greece. Part I. Taxonomy. In: Botanical yearbooks for systematics and plant geography. Volume 103, No. 1, 1982, pp. 107-135.
- ↑ John Gilbert Baker: New and Noteworthy Plants: Galanthus ikariae Baker, n. Sp. In: Gardeners' Chronicle Series 3rd Volume 13, No. 331, 1893, p. 506, digitized .
- ↑ Aaron P. Davis: The genus Galanthus. Royal Botanic Gardens & Timber Press, Kew / Portland 1999, ISBN 0-88192-431-8 .
- ^ Botanical Museum Lund Database at GBIF, accessed January 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Exkursionsflora von Deutschland . Founded by Werner Rothmaler. tape 5 : Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Springer, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .