Apiaceae
Orlaya

Orlaya daucoides (L.) Greuter

First published in Boissiera 13: 92 (1967)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Medit. to N. Iran. It is an annual 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
Erect annual, glabrous or more usually somewhat pubescent, especially foliage and lower part of stem, 10–45 cm
Morphology Stem
Stem slender, wiry, striate, branched from base upwards
Morphology Leaves
Lower leaves long-petiolate, oblong or narrowly deltoid in outline, to 13 × 8 cm, 2- or 3-pinnate, ultimate segments narrowly lanceolate to oblong, to 4 mm long; sheaths short, dilated, with whitish, scarious, ciliate margins Upper leaves becoming shortly petiolate and sessile, similarly divided
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
Peduncle (1–)3–7(–12) cm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Involucre
Involucre of 2–4 lanceolate bracts with broadly whitish scarious, ciliate margins, simple or rarely somewhat divided at apex
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Partial umbels 8–15-flowered, only 2–4 flowers producing ripe fruit; outer petals strongly radiant, ± 3 mm; pedicels very short, ± 2 mm Umbels several, 2–4-radiate, rays stout, 0.5–2 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Involucel of ± 4 bracteoles similar in form to the bracts
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit 10–12 × 4–5 mm excluding spines, much flattened dorsally. Primary ribs with two divergent rows of broad-based, large prickles which are uncinate at tips
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx teeth small, triangular, persistent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Styles 2 mm in fruit, rigidly divergent.
Ecology
On mountains, on steep rock slope under Quercus trees, in a shady ravine; alt. 1000–1050 m
Phenology
Flowering and fruiting: May–Jun.
Distribution
Occasional in the lower forest zone of Iraq. W, C & S Europe (France, Spain, Germany to Balkans, Greece), Crete, Aegean Isles, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Turkey, Caucasus, N Iran, N Africa (Morocco, Algeria).
[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

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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