Apiaceae
Bunium

Bunium verruculosum C.C.Towns.

First published in Kew Bull. 22: 429 (1968)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Iraq to NW. Iran. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2014) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 2: Lythraceae to Campanulaceae.

Type
Type: Iraq, Penjwin, Rawi 22576 (K!, holo.).
Morphology General Habit
Glabrous, erect herb, ± 20 cm, branched from base upwards
Morphology Stem
Stem and branches subterete and striate below, above more strongly angular with raised lines
Morphology Leaves
Upper leaves ternate-pinnate, similar but sessile; all leaves with an expanded, membranous-margined base Lower leaves shortly petiolate, deltoid-ovate in outline, tripinnate with narrowly linear segments up to 20 × 0.7 mm, mucronate at the tip
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Umbels rather few, with 8–13 somewhat unequal rays 8–15(–20) mm long, about twice as long as the 8–10 linear-setaceous bracts of involucre reaching almost or quite to the apex of the young fruit
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers white, 3.5 mm in diameter, petals rather long-persistent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
Peduncles 5.5–10 cm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit linear-prismatic, 3–5 mm, pericarp minutely verruculose, ribs narrow but conspicuous and rather prominent, pedicel not incrassate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Stylopodium
Stylopodium depressed, styles filiform, very long, finally flexuose or reflexed, about 2/3 of the length of the fruit
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds Endosperm
Endosperm bluntly angled, sulcate only on the commissural face, vittae small, bundles under primary ribs small.
Ecology
On a cultivated hillside, on bare slatey substrate; alt. 1280–1500 m
Phenology
Flowering and fruiting: Jun.
Distribution
Very rare, only found twice near the Iranian frontier, in the SE sector of the middle forest zone. W Iran.
[FIQ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0