''Arabis cypria'' is a
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
in the
family
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Brassicaceae
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,
endemic
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to mountainous areas of
Northern Cyprus
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.
Description
''Arabis cypria'' is a tufted
perennial
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to 25 cm, the basal leaves softly hairy, in dense
rosettes, spoon-shaped with wavy or bluntly toothed edges; flowering stems (alongside leafy shoots) carry a few smaller leaves and a lengthening raceme of white-to-pink flowers 12 mm across. Pods straight or curved, 2–4 cm long, often all spreading in one direction. Flowers from Mars to April.
[An Illustrated Flora of North Cyprus by D. E. Viney, Published by Koeltz Scientific Books, Konigstein, Germany, 1994, ]
Habitat
On shady limestone rocks at high altitudes.
Distribution
From
St Hilarion to
Alevkaya,
Kantara and the
Karpas Peninsula
The Karpas Peninsula (; ), also known as the Karpass, Karpaz or Karpasia, is a long, finger-like peninsula that is one of the most prominent geographical features of the island of Cyprus. Its farthest extent is Cape Apostolos Andreas, and its ...
.
See also
*
List of ''Arabis'' species
References
External links
*
Arabis cypria photos in naturewonders.org{{Taxonbar, from=Q15535027
cypria
The ''Cypria'' (; ; ) is a lost epic poem of ancient Greek literature, which has been attributed to Stasinus and was quite well known in classical antiquity and fixed in a received text, but which subsequently was lost to view. It was part of ...
Endemic flora of Cyprus
Flora of Europe
Plants described in 1914