Bupleurum kakiskalae
Bupleurum kakiskalae is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is endemic to Greece (Crete).
| Bupleurum kakiskalae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Bupleurum |
| Species: | B. kakiskalae |
| Binomial name | |
| Bupleurum kakiskalae Greuter | |
One of Crete's rarest plants, B. kakiskalae grows on a few calcareous cliffs at 1450-1500m in the Lefka Ori (White Mountains) of western Crete. Plants produce a single, monocarpic rosette of narrow oblanceolate, blue-green leaves which flowers after 3–12 years. The flower stem is branched and up to 1m tall, with numerous heads of yellow flowers in late summer. The plant reproduces by seed, but most seed falls to the ground below the cliffs where the young seedlings are destroyed by goats. The plant is taxonomically isolated within the genus Bupleurum.
References
- Fournaraki, C. & Thanos, C.A. (2011). "Bupleurum kakiskalae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T61611A12522056. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T61611A12522056.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- Fielding, J. & Turland, N.; Mathew, B. (ed.), 2005. Flowers of Crete. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Turland, N. J., Chilton, L. & Press, J. R., 1993. Flora of the Cretan area: annotated checklist & atlas [2nd impression, 1995, with printing errors corrected]. The Natural History Museum and HMSO, London.
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