Thymus granatensis
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Thymus granatensis is a plant type from the genus of thyme ( Thymus ) in the family of Labiatae .
description
Thymus granatensis is a small shrub that forms long, prostrate, woody stems , from which about 10 cm long, flower-bearing and hairy to tomentose stems extend. The leaves are 7 to 10 mm long and 1.5 to 2.5 mm wide. They are leathery, elongated spatulate, blunt, hairless and ciliate in the lower half.
The inflorescences are kapitula . The bracts are 8 to 11 mm long, egg-shaped, long ciliate and mostly purple in color. The calyx is 5 to 7 mm long, the calyx-tube is almost cylindrical, shorter than the lips and bristly hairy at least on the underside. The upper teeth are about 1 to 2 cm long, narrowly lanceolate and ciliate. The crown is 8 to 12 mm long and colored pink.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 28.
Occurrence and locations
The species occurs in the mountains in southern Spain .
Systematics
One can distinguish between two subspecies:
- Thymus granatensis subsp. granatensis : It occurs in southern Spain.
- Thymus granatensis subsp. micranthus (arbitrary) O.Bolòs & Vigo : It occurs in southern and southeastern Spain.
literature
- Thomas Gaskell Tutin et al. a. (Ed.): Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. New edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2007, ISBN 978-0-521-08489-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thymus granatensis at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
- ↑ a b Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Thymus granatensis. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved September 18, 2019.