''Ferula cypria'', the Cyprus fennel, is an erect perennial herb up to 1 m high with
sulcate
Pollen is a powdery substance produced by seed plants. It consists of pollen grains (highly reduced microgametophytes), which produce male gametes (sperm cells). Pollen grains have a hard coat made of sporopollenin that protects the gametop ...
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
A schizocarp is a dry fruit that, when mature, splits up into mericarps.
There are different definitions:
* Any dry fruit composed of multiple carpels that separate.
: Under this definition the mericarps can contain one or more seeds (the m ...
.
Habitat
Dry rocky hillsides mostly on limestone at 200–600 m altitude.
Distribution
It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
where it is considered a rare species and seems to be restricted to certain areas in the
Pentadaktylos
The Kyrenia Mountains ( el, Κερύνειο Όρος; tr, Girne Dağları) is a long, narrow mountain range that runs for approximately along the northern coast of the island of Cyprus. It is primarily made of hard crystalline limestone, w ...
Range-Ayios Ilarionas,
Pano Dhikomo,
Lefkoniko
Lefkoniko ( el, Λευκόνοικο; tr, Lefkonuk or ) is a town in the Mesaoria Plain under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus, claimed by Cyprus. Lefkoniko is the birthplace of Cypriot national poet Vasilis Michaelides and is known ...
. It is also found in Philani and
Lazanias
Lazanias ( el, Λαζανιάς or ; tr, Lazanya) is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located southwest of Gourri.
History
The creation and the name of the village are naturally connected with the foundation of the Machairas Monaste ...
.
References
* The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters,
Bank of Cyprus
The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) ( el, Τράπεζα Κύπρου, tr, Kıbrıs Bankası) is a Cypriot financial services company established in 1899 with its headquarters in Strovolos.
Current operations
The Bank of Cyprus currently operates 108 bra ...
Group,
Nicosia
Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaor ...
1998,
External links
*http://herbaryum.neu.edu.tr/content/resimler/Apiaceae-Umbelliferae/Ferulago cypria.jpg
*http://herbaryum.neu.edu.tr/content/resimler/Apiaceae-Umbelliferae/Ferula cypria.JPG
*http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2808384
cypria
The ''Cypria'' (; grc-gre, Κύπρια ''Kúpria''; Latin: ''Cypria'') is a lost epic poem of ancient Greek literature, which has been attributed to Stasinus and was quite well known in classical antiquity and fixed in a received text, but whic ...
Endemic flora of Cyprus
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