Iberis halophila
Iberis halophila
Tuz beğendiotu
Perennial herb with woody at base, glabrous. Stems 4-8 cm long, branched at base, ascending to erect. Lower leaves spathulate to oblanceolate, distinctly petiolate; petioles to 1.2 cm; lamina orbicular 3-7 × 3-7 mm, very fl eshy. Cauline leaves similar to basal leaves, but smaller. Infl orescence ± corymbose, not elongate in fruit, 10-20-fl owered. Sepals oblong to obovate, 2.5-3 mm, not saccate, violate, membranaceous-margined. Petals white to pinkish-violate, distinctly clawed; other 2 larger than inner, 6-7 × 2.5-3 mm; inner 3.5-4 × 1.5-2 mm. Fruiting pedicels horizontal to refl exed, 4-5 mm. Fruit ovate to orbicular, 5-8 × 4-7 mm, rounded at base, apex with 2 acute pointed wings; sinus broad, 1-2 mm; wings 1-2.5 mm, septum 4-6 × 1 mm; style 1-2 mm. Seed 2, mucilaginous, c. 3 × 2 mm, brownish. Fl. and Fr. 6-7.
This new species is similar to Iberis spruneri Jord., , which is distributed in West and South Anatolia, but it is perennial , leaves fleshy, petioles distinct and fruiting pedicels shorter, 4-5 mm .
Endemic. Ir.-Tur. element.
