Ferula cypria
Ferula cypria, the Cyprus fennel, is an erect perennial herb up to 1 m high with sulcate stems. The compound alternate leaves are hairless and 4-pinnate, 25-45 x 20–30 cm, final segments are very small, linear and acute. The inconspicuous yellowish flowers are repeatedly branched in pyramidal inflorescences. Flowers from May to June. The fruit is a dry hairless schizocarp.
| Ferula cypria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Ferula |
| Species: | F. cypria |
| Binomial name | |
| Ferula cypria | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ferulago cypria (Post) H.Lindb. | |
Habitat
Dry rocky hillsides mostly on limestone at 200–600 m altitude.
Distribution
It is endemic to Cyprus where it is considered a rare species and seems to be restricted to certain areas in the Pentadaktylos Range-Ayios Ilarionas, Pano Dhikomo, Lefkoniko. It is also found in Philani and Lazanias.
References
- The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998, ISBN 9963-42-067-2
External links
- http://herbaryum.neu.edu.tr/content/resimler/Apiaceae-Umbelliferae/Ferulago%5B%5D cypria.jpg
- http://herbaryum.neu.edu.tr/content/resimler/Apiaceae-Umbelliferae/Ferula%5B%5D cypria.JPG
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2808384
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