''Dichoropetalum stridii'' is a perennial
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
Apiaceae
Apiaceae () or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium,'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot, or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering p ...
, endemic to NW Greece. It occurs in pastures, rocky and gravelly places on ophiolithic substrates and occasionally on
schist
Schist ( ) is a medium-grained metamorphic rock generally derived from fine-grained sedimentary rock, like shale. It shows pronounced ''schistosity'' (named for the rock). This means that the rock is composed of mineral grains easily seen with a l ...
. It is flowering from July until August. It was first collected by
Elli Stamatiadou and the
holotype
A holotype (Latin: ''holotypus'') is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described. It is either the single such physical example (or illustration) or one of s ...
is stored at the
herbarium
A herbarium (plural: herbaria) is a collection of preserved plant biological specimen, specimens and associated data used for scientific study.
The specimens may be whole plants or plant parts; these will usually be in dried form mounted on a sh ...
of
Goulandris Natural History Museum (ATH). It was named after
Arne Strid
P. Arne K. Strid (born March 7, 1943, in Kristianstad, Sweden) is a Swedish botanist and expert on Greek flora.
Biography
He studied botany, chemistry and genetics in the Lund University, University of Lund and graduated in 1970. His doctorate w ...
a Swede botanist, expert of the Greek flora.
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Apioideae