Linum dolomiticum

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Linum dolomiticum
Linum dolomiticum

Linum dolomiticum

Systematics
Rosids
Eurosiden I
Order : Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family : Flax Family (Linaceae)
Genre : Flax ( linum )
Type : Linum dolomiticum
Scientific name
Linum dolomiticum
Borb.

Linum dolomiticum is a species from the genus Lein ( Linum ). It is extremely rare and can only be found in an area 30 kilometers northwest of Budapest in Hungary.

description

The perennial plant is a dwarf shrub , the short stem is woody and branched and ends in leaf rosettes. The inflorescence axes reach a length of 10 to 15 centimeters, the inflorescences carry two to six yellow flowers . The sepals are 6 to 7 millimeters long, narrowly lanceolate and tapering to a point, the petals 10 to 16 millimeters long, inversely ovate or lanceolate. The capsule fruit is round and contains ten seeds, the number of chromosomes is 2n = 28.

Is pollinated Linum dolomiticum by insects, but self-pollination is possible and does happen. The seeds are spread by animals ( epizoochory ).

Distribution and habitat

Linum dolomiticum is a relic species and has only one location worldwide. It is located in Hungary , a little over 30 kilometers northwest of Budapest , near Pilisszentiván . The entire population of the species is located here on an area of ​​ten hectares with only a thin substrate layer on limestone or dolomite near the Buda landscape protection area in Szénás.

The prevailing dolomite vegetation in the area of ​​the species is characterized by a high level of biodiversity and some rare or endemic plant species in the Carpathian Basin. Here Linum dolomiticum grows together with Draba lasiocarpa var. Demissorum , the spherical devil's claw , Seseli leucospermum , Dianthus plumarius ssp. regis-stephani , Centaurea sadleriana , Vincetoxicum pannonicum and Sesleria sadleriana .

Status and exposure

There are around 1000 plants of this species at the site, the population is considered stable and there is no current threat. The site is protected, but accessible through a nature trail.

The first measures to protect the species were taken in 1934, and in 1951 the species was declared strictly protected. In 1979 it came under the Bern Convention . Since then, it has become part of numerous other protective measures, both nationally and internationally.

The genebank of the Hungarian Agrobotany Institute in Tápiószele contains seed samples from three populations of the species.

Systematics

Linum dolomiticum was 1897 Vincze of Borbás first described, it is part of Linum flavum group in the section Syllinum . It is closely related to Linum elegans , which is common in the Balkans.

Despite their small area and the small stock, two forms are distinguished:

  • Linum dolomiticum f. dolomiticum : petals 15 to 16 millimeters long and ovate
  • Linum dolomiticum f. parviflorum : petals 10 to 12 millimeters long and lanceolate

proof

  • G. Vörösváry, L. Holly, L. Udvardy: Linum dolomiticum Borbás, a strictly protected wild relative of cultivated flax in Hungary . First International Conference on Crop Wild Relative Conservation and Use, 14. – 17. September 2005, Agrigento, Italy, Poster, PGR Forum crop wild relative case studies ( PDF Online ).

Web links

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