Peltaria
Encyclopedia
Peltaria is a genus
of flowering plant
s, within the family Brassicaceae
. Their distribution ranges from Southeast Europe, Near East to Central Asia. They prefer rocky slopes.
Peltraria species are perennials with white or rosa flowers. They are glabrous with sessile, entire and simple leaves. Their siliculae are pendent, very flat, on a short decent style.
According to Warwick, Francis and Al-Shehbaz and Kubitzki this genus comprises four species, two of which occur in Europe.
Species
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s, within the family Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae, a medium sized and economically important family of flowering plants , are informally known as the mustards, mustard flowers, the crucifers or the cabbage family....
. Their distribution ranges from Southeast Europe, Near East to Central Asia. They prefer rocky slopes.
Peltraria species are perennials with white or rosa flowers. They are glabrous with sessile, entire and simple leaves. Their siliculae are pendent, very flat, on a short decent style.
According to Warwick, Francis and Al-Shehbaz and Kubitzki this genus comprises four species, two of which occur in Europe.
Species
- Peltaria alliaceaPeltaria alliaceaPeltaria alliacea is a perennial in the family Brassicaceae, endemic in Southeastern Europe. The plant grows up to 60 cm and has white flowers in May to July. The plant is glabrous with simple, entire leaves. The leaves are ovate, sessile and amplexicaule. The 3-4 mm long white petals are shortly...
Jacq. from Southeast Austria to Romania and Albania, chromosome number 2n=14 (28,56). - Peltaria angustifolia DC. in the Near East (Israel: Golan, Hermon mountains; Jordan, Iraq, Iran). Further photos in the flora of Israel. Chromosome number 2n=14.
- Peltaria emarginata (Boiss.) Hausskn. (Syn.: Leptoplax emarginata (Boiss.) O.E.Schulz) endemic to Greece. This plant accumulates nickelNickelNickel is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel belongs to the transition metals and is hard and ductile...
in its leaves. - Peltaria turkmena Lipsky in Central Asia. Photo, map. Chromosome number 2n=14.
Publications
- Klaus Kubitzki, Clemens Bayer (Ed.): The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, Vol.V. SpringerPubl., Berlin 2002, ISBN 978-3-540-42873-2
- Thomas Gaskell Tutin et al. (Ed.): Flora Europaea: Psilotaceae to Platanaceae, Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK) 1980, ISBN 052141007X
- Roger D. Reeves, Robert R. Brooks, J.Robert Press: Nickel accumulation by species of Peltaria Jacq. (Cruciferae). In: Taxon Vol. 29, 1980, p.629-633.
- S.I. Warwick, I.A. Al-Shehbaz: Brassicaceae: Chromosome number index and database on CD-Rom. In: Plant Systematics and Evolution. Vol. 259, 2006, p.237–248. DOI 10.1007/s00606-006-0421-1
- S.I. Warwick, A. Francis, I.A. Al-Shehbaz: Brassicaceae: Species checklist and database on CD-Rom. In: Plant Systematics and Evolution, Vol. 259, 2006, p.249-258. DOI 10.1007/s00606-006-0422-0
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility