Aquilegia cymosa
| Aquilegia cymosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aquilegia |
| Species: | A. cymosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Aquilegia cymosa | |
Aquilegia cymosa is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to Pakistan.[1]
Description
[edit]Aquilegia cymosa is a perennial herb growing to 15–35 cm (5.9–13.8 in) tall. It has hairy stems and smooth, biternate basal leaves. It produces two or sometimes more red or blue-purple flowers, with pointed sepals measuring 7–12 mm and nectar spurs 4–7 mm in length.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was described in 1978 (published 1979) by the Pakistani botanists Rizwana Aleem Qureshi (born 1950) and Mohammad Nazeer Chaudhri (1932–2010).[3] It may be identical to Aquilegia pubiflora var. mussooriensis, as the descriptions differ only in the length of the petals.[4]
Etymology
[edit]The specific epithet cymosa means "having flowers borne in a cyme".[5]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Aquilegia cymosa is endemic to Pakistan, growing in sunny rock crevices at altitudes of 2,000–2,700 m (6,600–8,900 ft).[2]
Conservation
[edit]As of December 2024[update], the species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List.[6]
Ecology
[edit]Aquilegia cymosa flowers in early summer.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Aquilegia cymosa Qureshi & Chaudhri". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Aquilegia cymosa Qureshi & Chaudhri". Rock Garden Plants Database. 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Aquilegia cymosa Qureshi & Chaudhri". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 1979. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Aquilegia pubiflora var. mussooriensis". Flora of Pakistan. Retrieved 13 December 2024 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Gledhill, David (2006). The names of plants (4th. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521866456. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Aquilegia - genus". IUCN Red List. 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.