Apiaceae
Opopanax

Opopanax hispidus (Friv.) Griseb.

First published in Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 378 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Europe to W. Iran. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Plant tall, erect, to 3 m
Morphology Stem
Stem stiff, ± densely retrorse-hispid below, thinly hispid or glabrous above, terete, finely striate, corymbosely branched above
Morphology Branches
Branches also terete and glabrous, upper commonly opposite or verticillate
Morphology Leaves Petiole
Petioles and main axes of leaves furnished with flattish papillate hairs which are often hirtellous at apex
Morphology Leaves
Leaves diminishing upwards, finally reduced to sheaths Leaves bipinnate, ovate in outline with short but broad and inflated sheaths, to 50 cm long and almost as wide, segments ovate to oblong-lanceolate with regularly serrate, cartilaginous borders, 1.5–10 × 0.7–3 cm; lower pinnae with 2 or 3 or 4 pairs of pinnules; at least the lower pinnules of upper pinnae usually ± decurrent along the main axis Leaves with at least lower surface furnished, frequently densely, more rarely sparsely, with hispid hairs which are furcate or stellate at the tips
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
Peduncles 2–13 cm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Umbels several, with 12–20 glabrous rays, fruiting rays 1.6–7 cm Partial umbels 8–12-flowered, flowers ± 2.5 mm in diameter, fruiting pedicels 4–6 mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts and bracteoles 1–5, usually small and caducous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit ovoid, 7–12 × 6–8 mm, glabrous, valleculae with 1 or 2 broad, dark vittae, those of the commissural face 6–8 and more conspicuous
Disc
Disk much flattened and only slightly convex, shallowly crenulate-edged, stylopodia very small
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Styles very short, glabrous, closely deflexed onto the disk and subequalling it.
Ecology
On the lower mountains, in valleys, among denuded Quercus forest near water; alt. ± 850 m
Phenology
Flowering and fruiting: May–Jun.
Distribution
Occasional in the SE sector of the lower forest zone of Iraq. SE Europe (Italy, Bulgaria, Greece), Aegean Isles, Cyprus, Syria, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, W Iran.
[FIQ]

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: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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