Apiaceae
Pimpinella

Pimpinella kotschyana Boiss.

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 1: 133 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Türkiye to Lebanon and Iran. It is a biennial or perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

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

Type
Type: Iraq, Gara Dagh, Kotschy 302 (K!, iso.).
Morphology General Habit
Biennial, (14–)30–50(–60) cm, covered with a short canescent tomentum, considerably branched, branches opposite or more rarely alternate; lower branches very long, upper gradually shorter, secondary branches similar, thus forming a dense corymb
Morphology Leaves
First radical leaves entire or obscurely trilobed, ovate-oblong, margins obtusely dentate, the remainder simply pinnate with broad, subsessile, ovate, obtusely dentate segments in 2–4 pairs, all long-petiolate
Morphology Stem
Stem leaves varying from simply pinnate with broad segments to 1–3-pinnatisect, uppermost trisect with narrow segments or broad, obcuneate and trifid above, sessile Stem and branches terete, finely striate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Umbels very numerous, 10–20-rayed, rays 1–5 cm, densely puberulous Partial umbels ± 20-flowered, pedicels 2–10 mm, densely puberulous, involucel of 6–8 subulate bracts which are shorter than flowering pedicels
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Involucre
Involucre of 3–5 linear bracts, much shorter than rays
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals not radiate, dorsal surface moderately hairy centrally or sometimes glabrous, flowers ± 2.5 mm in diameter
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit subglobose, ± 2 mm, densely lanate with patent white hairs, ribs prominent but concealed amid the hairs
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Stylopodium
Stylopodia shortly conical-Styles erect flexuose, 2–3 mm, equalling or exceeding the fruit in length, hairy.
Ecology
Rocky mountain slopes, under light Quercus shade (in denuded Quercetum) on limestone, on red marl banks, in stream bed among Pinus woods, on steppic hills; alt. 350–1500(–1750) m
Phenology
Flowering and fruiting: Jun.–Jul (–Aug).
Distribution
Common in the NW and central sectors of the middle and lower forest zones and the NW sector of the moist-steppe zone of Iraq, occasional in the SE forest zone. Turkey, Iran.
Vernacular
ZANJAFÎL (Kurd.-Ain Sifni, Salim 2586), this Arabic name for ginger, which does not grow in Iraq, seems most dubious.
[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

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 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