Brassicaceae |
---|
Alyssum meniocoides BOISS. |
Alyssum meniocoides BOISS. |
Alyssum L. |
A. meniocoides Boiss. in Ann. Sci. Nat. 17: 158 (1842). Syn: A. kermanscha-hertsis Cowan ex Parsa, Fl. Iran 1: 733, f. 607 (1951)! Ic: Jaub. & Spach, 111. Or. 1: t. 53B (1843), as Meniocus filifolius. Stems slender, 3-10 cm. Leaves (5.5-)10-18 mm, ± involute. Petals pale, obo-vate, entire (l.5-)2-3.5 mm. Fruits glabrous. Styles 0.5-1 mm. Seed wings 0.1-0-2 mm wide. Fl. 2-4. Fallow fields, steppe and limestone slopes, 100-2000 m. Type: Mesopotamia, Aucher 281 (holo. G! iso. BM! K! OXF!). Mesopotamia. C6 Gaziantep: Mezra (Mezrea), Sint. 1888:131! Hatay: Amanus to Kurd Da., Haradj. 889! Urfa: Rum Kala'a (Halfeti), Sint. 1888: 157 (approaching A. aureum)! C7 Urfa: Djebel Taktak (Tektek Da.), Hausskn.! C8 Mardin: Mardin, 1894, Post! Syrian Desert, Iran, Afghanistan. Ir.-Tur. element. In collections containing both A. meniocoides & A. aureum, the diagnostic characters usually remain Quite clear, and A. meniocoides has mature fruit while A. aureum is still flowering. The two species grow together in Mesopotamia but A. aureum replaces A. meniocoides in C. & E. Anatolia. |