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Arenaria balansae BOISS. |
Arenaria balansae BOISS. |
Arenaria L. |
| A. balansae Boiss, Fl. Or. 1: 700 (1867). Glandular-pubescent or occasionally entirely glabrous (var. glaberrima (Fenzl) McNeill), spreading, often mat-forming perennial. Leaves elliptic, 1½-2½ x longer than broad, obtuse, cuneate, without long hairs on the margin. Inflorescence 1-3-flowered, terminal and lateral by development of an axillary branch. Sepals 3.5-4.5 mm, ovate, acute, as long as or shorter than petals. Capsule narrowly ovoid, longer than calyx. Seeds 0.65-0.75 mm, rugose-reticulate; cells with minute marginal puncta. Fl 8-9. Rock crevices and gravel, sometimes by melting snow, 2285-3650 m. Lectotype: [Turkey C5 Niğde] region alpine du Taurus au-dessus de Boulgar-maaden, vii-ix 1852, Balansa 602 (BM! G! JE! K! - cf. McNeill in Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 24: 261, 1963). B8 Bitlis: M. Meleto, Meretug Da., 2600-3100 m, Hand.-Mazz. 2720! B9 Bitlis: d. Kotum, Karz Da. above Kamer, 2300 m, D. 24583! C4 Antalya: Geyik Da., 2285 m, D. 14578! C5 Içel: Bulghar Magara, 2700 m, Siehe 1895: 322! Niğde: Bulgar Da. nr. Sari Tepe Y., 2700 m, D. 16564! C10 Hakkari: Cilo Tepe, 3350 m, D. 24061! N. Iran, W. Iran. Ir.-Tur. element. |