Peltaria

Peltaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. Their distribution ranges from Southeast Europe, Near East to Central Asia. They prefer rocky slopes.

Peltaria
Peltaria alliacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Peltaria
Jacq.
Species

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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.

Silicula

According to Warwick, Francis and Al-Shehbaz[1] and Kubitzki[2] this genus comprises four species, two of which occur in Europe.[3]

Species
  • Peltaria alliacea Jacq. from Southeast Austria to Romania and Albania, chromosome number 2n=14 (28,56).
  • Peltaria angustifolia DC. in the Near East (Israel:[4] Golan, Hermon mountains; Jordan, Iraq, Iran). Further photos in the flora of Israel.[5] Chromosome number 2n=14.
  • Peltaria emarginata (Boiss.) Hausskn. (Syn.: Leptoplax emarginata (Boiss.) O.E.Schulz) endemic to Greece. This plant accumulates nickel in its leaves.
  • Peltaria turkmena Lipsky in Central Asia. Photo,[6] map.[7] Chromosome number 2n=14.

References
  1. Warwick, Francis and Al-Shehbaz: Checklist of Brassicaceae
  2. see Kubitzki and Bayer, Volume V, page 148
  3. see Flora Europaea, Volume 1, page 358
  4. Peltaria angustifolia: description, map, photos
  5. "Flora of Israel online". Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  6. "Photos of several Peltaria species". Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  7. map

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 0-521-41007-X
  • 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
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