Sedum lampusae

Sedum lampusae is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae.[1][2] It is an erect herb to 50 cm, dying after one flowering. Basal leaves flat, glaucous, fleshy, spoon-shaped, 4–10 cm long, forming neat rosette which usually shrivels before the flowers open; steam leaves progressively smaller; inflorescence a long cylindrical or pyramidal spray, flowers numerous, crowded, brownish green, calyx-lobes and petals both 5, the latter narrow, pointed, 4 mm long, with a dark central vein. Stamens 10, follicles usually 5, erect, 5 mm long. Flowers from June to August. Common name is Lapta Damkoruğu.[3]

Sedum lampusae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Sedum
Species:
S. lampusae
Binomial name
Sedum lampusae
Synonyms[1]

Umbilicus lampusae Kotschy

Habitat

Walls, rock crevices and dry stony slopes.

Distribution

Endemic to Northern Cyprus. Frequent along the Kyrenia Range, notably at and above Lapta (whence the specific name).

References
  1. "Sedum lampusae (Kotschy) Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  2. "Sedum lampusae Boiss". Global Diversity Information Facility. GBIF Secretariat. n.d. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  3. An Illustrated Flora of North Cyprus by D. E. Viney, Published by Koeltz Scientific Books, Konigstein, Germany, 1994, ISBN 3-87429-364-5
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