Hormuzakia limbata

Hormuzakia limbata
Example from Varsak (Antalya, Turkey)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Hormuzakia
Species:	H. limbata
Binomial name
Hormuzakia limbata (Boiss.) Guşul
Synonyms
Anchusa limbata Boiss.

Hormuzakia limbata is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae endemic to Antalya in Turkey with the Turkish name "Gövrek".

Description

A distinctive biennial, 5 to 20 cm (2.0 to 7.9 in), hispid, with linear leaves, resembling an Anchusa with red tube-like flowers.

Range

Endemic to Antalya in Turkey.

Habitat

Calcareous hills, under Pinus brutia and Cedrus libani, to 1,300 m (4,300 ft).

Further reading

• 2022 - "Morphology and Ecology of Anchusa Limbata (Boraginaceae) – Native To Antalya (Turkey)", 12pp, by İlker Çinbilgel
• 2003 - "Anchusa limbata Boiss. & Heldr. (Boraginaceae): contribution to the knowledge of an enigmatic species from SW Turkey", 12pp, by Massimo Bigazzi, Hayri Duman, Federico Selvi (PDF by request)

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