Apiaceae
Pimpinella

Pimpinella cretica Poir.

First published in Encycl., Suppl. 1: 684 (1811)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Aegean Reg. to Iraq and Sinai. 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
Slender, wiry annual (6–)25−30(−50) cm, green, sparsely and minutely puberulous or subglabrous
Morphology Stem
Stem branched from base upwards, branches long, ascending Stem and branches terete, striate
Morphology Leaves
Basal and often lower stem leaves entire or obscurely 3–lobed, ovate rotund in outline, base cuneate to subcordate, margins crenate-dentate; middle stem leaves ternate, segments dentate or occasionally 3-lobed; upper stem leaves ternate, segments narrowly linear, entire, sessile, base with a long narrow sheath subequalling or exceeding the length of lamina
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
Peduncles 0.6–3(−4) cm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Umbels (4–)6–10(−12)-rayed, the rays 0.6–3 cm, almost always quite glabrous Partial umbels 7–15-flowered, pedicels glabrous, (0–)1–4 mm, the outer flowers shortly radiant, ± 2 mm in diameter; petals glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Involucre
Involucre and involucel absent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit ± 1.5 mm, ovoid to subrotund, with appressed, very short whitish hairs; ribs obsolete, inconspicuous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Stylopodium
Stylopodia depressed-conical, not tapering into the fine, flexuous styles which are caducous and rarely to be found on ripe fruit
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits Vittae
Vittae 3–5 in the valleculae.
Distribution
Very rare in Iraq, if in fact it occurs. There is only one record of its occurrence, in the NE sector of the steppe region (fni: Kizil Robat (Sa’diya), Anth., l.c.) but no specimen has been seen and as with the previous species this may be a misidentification. Greece, Crete, Aegean Isles, Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Sinai, Arabia.
[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
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  • 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
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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