Thymbra calostachya
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Thymbra calostachya is a plant type from the family of the mint (Lamiaceae).
features
Thymbra calostachya is an upright or ascending shrub 20 to 40 centimeters tall . The leaves are lanceolate, tomentose, blunt, thick and measure 5 to 12 × 1.5 to 3 millimeters. The calyx is 3 millimeters long, its throat is bald. The crown is white and 5.5 to 6 millimeters long. Your lower lip is longer than your upper lip.
The flowering period extends from May to June.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 30.
Occurrence
Thymbra calostachya is endemic to the Lassiti prefecture of Crete . The species grows on limestone rocks on the south coast at altitudes from 0 to 250 meters.
literature
- * Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 265 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Thymbra calostachya at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis