''Sedum lampusae'' is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

in the family Crassulaceae. It is an erect herb to 50 cm, dying after one flowering. Basal leaves flat, glaucous, fleshy, spoon-shaped, 4–10 cm long, forming neat rosette which usually shrivels before the flowers open; steam leaves progressively smaller; inflorescence a long cylindrical or pyramidal spray, flowers numerous, crowded, brownish green, calyx-lobes and petals both 5, the latter narrow, pointed, 4 mm long, with a dark central vein. Stamens 10, follicles usually 5, erect, 5 mm long. Flowers from June to August. Common name is Lapta Damkoruğu.An Illustrated Flora of North Cyprus by D. E. Viney, Published by Koeltz Scientific Books, Konigstein, Germany, 1994,

Habitat

Walls, rock crevices and dry stony slopes.

Distribution

Endemic to

Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ...

. Frequent along the

Kyrenia Range The Kyrenia Mountains ( el, Κερύνειο Όρος; tr, Girne Dağları) is a long, narrow mountain range that runs for approximately along the northern coast of the island of Cyprus. It is primarily made of hard crystalline limestone, w ...

, notably at and above Lapta (whence the specific name).

References

External links

*http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2483775 *http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Middle_East/Cyprus/photo232807.htm *http://public.fotki.com/PanosS/friends_col_of_cact/pictures/the-endemic-succule/sedum-lampusae.html *https://www.flickr.com/photos/21657471@N04/5532131871/ {{Taxonbar, from=Q16992489 lampusae Endemic flora of Cyprus Taxa named by Pierre Edmond Boissier Taxa named by Theodor Kotschy