Apiaceae
Pycnocycla

Pycnocycla glauca Lindl.

First published in J.F.Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: t. 51, f. 1a-h (1835)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to N. Somalia, Arabian Peninsula, N. India. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Plant up to c. 75 cm tall, with leaves near the base only; stems finely striate, pubescent to subglabrous
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 1–3-pinnate with narrowly linear segments up to c. 50 x 1 mm, glabrous to pubescent with short hairs, the lowermost ones with petioles up to 16 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Umbels on very long pubescent peduncles making up most of the height of the plant; rays numerous, up to c. 8 mm long, tomentose; bracts c. 5–12, 1.5–8 mm long, tomentose; flowers c. 9 in each partial umbel, on up to 3 mm long pedicels; bracteoles 5–7, c. 2.5–4 mm long, tomentose
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx-lobes c. 1 mm long, lanceolate, tomentose
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals white or pink, the inner ones c. 1.5 mm long, one of the outer ones up to c. 4 mm long, deeply 2-lobed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruits oblong, c. 10 mm long, tomentose, crowned by the persistent calyx-lobes; styles c. 2.5 mm long, much longer than the stylopodia.
Distribution
N1; Ethiopia, Eritrea, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, India
Ecology
Altitude range c. 1600–1800 m.
[FSOM]

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 Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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