Sedum lampusae
| Sedum lampusae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Sedum |
| Species: | S. lampusae |
| Binomial name | |
| Sedum lampusae (Kotschy) Boiss. | |
Sedum lampusae Is an erect herb to 50 cm, dying after one flowering. Basal leaves flat, glaucous, fleshy, spoon-shaped, 4–10 cm long, forming neat rosette which usually shrivels before the flowers open; steam leaves progressively smaller; inflorescence a long cylindrical or pyramidal spray, flowers numerous, crowded, brownish green, calyx-lobes and petals both 5, the latter narrow, pointed, 4 mm long, with a dark central vein. Stamens 10, follicles usually 5, erect, 5 mm long. Flowers from June to August. Common name is Lapta Damkoruğu.[1]
Habitat
Walls, rock crevices and dry stony slopes.
Distribution
Endemic to Northern Cyprus. Frequent along the Kyrenia Range, notably at and above Lapta (whence the specific name).
References
- ↑ An Illustrated Flora of North Cyprus by D. E. Viney, Published by Koeltz Scientific Books, Konigstein, Germany, 1994, ISBN 3-87429-364-5
External links
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2483775
- http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Middle_East/Cyprus/photo232807.htm
- http://public.fotki.com/PanosS/friends_col_of_cact/pictures/the-endemic-succule/sedum-lampusae.html
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/21657471@N04/5532131871/
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