Summary
Taraxacum holmboei, the Troödos dandelion, is a rosulate perennial herb, up to 10 cm high. Leaves simple, all in rosette, deeply divided (pinnatifid), with deltoid-acute lobes, glabrous, oblong in outline, 3.5-10 x 8-2.5 cm. Flowers in capitula, with yellow, ligulate florets, flowering May–June (hysteranthous, flowers appearing after leaf development). Fruit a pappose achene.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Taraxacum |
| Species: | T. holmboei
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| Taraxacum holmboei | |
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| Taraxacum holmboei is endemic to Cyprus[1] | |
Habitat edit
Open pine forests, roadsides, dry hillsides with open vegetation on igneous rocks at 1100–1950 m altitude.
Distribution edit
Endemic to Cyprus where it is confined to the Troödos Mountains where it is locally common: Platania, Karvounas, Troodos Square, Almyrolivadho, Khionistra and Prodromos.
Etymology edit
It is named in honour of the Norwegian botanist Jens Holmboe (1880 – 1943).[3]
Cytology edit
The diploid chromosome count is 2n = 12.[4]
Conservation edit
It is categorized as vulnerable (VU) by The Red Data Book of the flora of Cyprus.[5][4]
References edit
- ^ "Taraxacum holmboei H.Lindb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998, ISBN 9963-42-067-2
- ^ Taraxacum holmboei. (2022, September 26). Discover Cyprus. Retrieved March 8, 2023, from https://cyprustravels.org/asterales/taraxacum-holmboei/
- ^ a b Taraxacum holmboei | Flora of Cyprus — a dynamic checklist. (n.d.). Retrieved March 8, 2023, from https://www.flora-of-cyprus.eu/cdm_dataportal/taxon/0c8440e6-5d73-4763-9588-097ab2d12952
- ^ Hand, Ralf. (2013). "The effectiveness of seed-banked material in ex situ cultivation: An example from Cyprus." Flora Mediterranea. 23. 93-103. 10.7320/FlMedit23.093.
External links edit
- http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-973769/stock-photo-taraxacum-holmboei-wildflower-of-cyprus.html
- http://www.plantbuzz.com/Alpine-L/ATOW/page52.jpg