Hormuzakia limbata
Appearance
Hormuzakia limbata | |
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Example from Varsak (Antalya, Turkey) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: | Hormuzakia |
Species: | H. limbata
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Binomial name | |
Hormuzakia limbata (Boiss.) Guşul
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Synonyms | |
Anchusa limbata Boiss. |
Hormuzakia limbata is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae endemic to Antalya in Turkey with the Turkish name "Gövrek".[1][2][3]
Description
[edit]A distinctive biennial, 5 to 20 cm (2.0 to 7.9 in), hispid, with linear leaves, resembling an Anchusa with red tube-like flowers.[1]
Range
[edit]Endemic to Antalya in Turkey.[3]
Habitat
[edit]Calcareous hills, under Pinus brutia and Cedrus libani, to 1,300 m (4,300 ft).[1]
References
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- ^ a b c Davis. Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, vol. 6.
- ^ Plants of the World Online
- ^ a b bizimbitkiler.org.tr