Micromeria chionistrae
| Micromeria chionistrae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Micromeria |
| Species: | M. chionistrae |
| Binomial name | |
| Micromeria chionistrae Meikle | |
| Synonyms | |
Micromeria chionistrae is a suberect to sprawling hairy-glandular subshrub up to 30 cm high. Flowers pink-purple, flowering June-November. [1]
Habitat
Crevices of igneous rocks at 850-1550 m altitude.
Distribution
Endemic to Cyprus and common in the Troödos Mountains: Stavros Psokas to Kykko, Mavri Gremmi (Paphos Forest). Ayia, Prodromos,Kryos Potamos, Kyparishia (Limassol Forest).[2]
References
- ↑ Cyprus Flora in Colour the Endemics, V. Pantelas, T. Papachristophorou, P. Christodoulou, July 1993, ISBN 9963-7931-0-X
- ↑ The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998, ISBN 9963-42-067-2
External links
- http://www.natureofcyprus.org/detailinfo.aspx?cid=5&recid=271&rowid=174&rowcount=4&pageindex=34&pagesize=5
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-127149
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