Rubiaceae

Asperula orientalis.

Asperula orientalis

Asperula orientalis

Asperula orientalis

Asperula L. Asperula orientalis BOISS. ET HOHEN. Ömür: Tek yıllık Yapı: ot Hayat formu: İlk çiçeklenme zamanı: 4 Son çiçeklenme zamanı: 7 Habitat: step, Quercus çalılık, çıplak alan, tarlalar Minimum yükseklik: 100 Maksimum yükseklik: 2000 Endemik: - Element: İran-Turan Türkiye dağılımı: KD. G. ve D. (En G.) Anadolu Genel dağılımı: B. Suriye, K. Irak, Kafkasya, İran Bulunduğu kareler:A8 A9 B9 C6 C7 C8

A. orientalis Boiss. & Hohen. in Boiss., Diagn. ser. l(3):30 (1843). Syn: A. azurea Jaub. & Spach, 111. P1. Or. 1:151, t. 82A(1844);A arvensisL. subsp. orientalis (Boiss. & Hohen.) Thiéb. in Mem. Inst. Egypte 40:187 (1940). Figure 24. Stems 5-30(-40) cm, simple or stiffly branched, often from near base, quadrangular, scabrid-puberulent below, glabrous in upper parts. Leaves 7-25(-30) x 1.5-5(-10) mm, lowest roundish to obovate, in whorls of 4, caulinein whorls of 6-8, oblanceolate, oblong-elliptic to linear-oblong, with antrorsely scabrid margins. Cymes capitate, subtended by linear-lanceolate bracts 1/2-2/3 as long as ± sessile flowers. Corolla bright blue, 7-13(-15) mm; tube widened in uppermost 1/4; lobes 1-3 mm, + ovate, subobtuse. Stamens included; anthers linear-oblong to narrowly triangular, 1.25-1.4 mm;filaments 0.1-0.2(-0.4) mm. Mericarps to 2.5 mm diam., finely granulate. Fl. 4-7. Steppe, Quercus scrub, bare ground, fields, (100-)500-2000 m.   Syntypes: Syria, [1843]_ Kotschy 32 (G); Mesopotamia, Aucher 698 (G); 'Armenia', Botta (G).   Mainly N.E., S. & E. (southern) Anatolia. A8 Erzurum: 62 km N.W. of Erzurum towards Ispir, 1930 m, Hub.-Mor. 16447! Çoruh: Artvin to Borçka, 100 m, Stainton 8192! A9 Çoruh: 7 km E. of Şavşat nr Kocabey, 1400 m, Watson et al. 3119! B9 Ağri: 2 km S.W. of Hamur (Murat valley), 1670 m, D. 44036! Bitlis: Tatvan, Nemrut Da., above Sicaksu, 1600 m, Tatli 1405! C6 Maraş: 10 km N. of Andirin, W. of main road, 900-1000 m, Sorger 73-12-88! Adana: Osmaniye, above Yarpuz, 1500-1680 m, Hub.-Mor. 13863! Gaziantep: Gaziantep, 850 m, Balls 2142! Hatay: d. Belen, Karliktepe above Soğuk Oluk, 1200 m, D. 27118! C7 Urfa: 10 km from Urfa to Akçakale, 500 m, D. 28154! C8 Siirt: 3 km S. of Siirt, at top of Botan Çay gorge, 800 m, D. 43202!   W. Syria, N. Iraq, Caucasia, Iran. Ir.-Tur. element.