Bolanthus (Ser.) Reichenb.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1964, Flora Europaea - Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae, Cambridge University Press : 184

32. Bolanthus (Ser.) Reichenb. 1

Perennial herbs. Inflorescence dichasial, paniculate to subcapitate; flowers clustered; bracts leafy. Epicalyx absent. Calyx with 5 projecting ribs and scarious commissures. Petals with long linear claw and small patent limb; coronal scales absent; claw delicately winged; stamens 10; styles 2, stigmatose all along their inner side. Capsule oblong-ovoid, dehiscing with 4 teeth; carpophore short. Seeds comma-shaped, with lateral hilum; embryo hook-shaped, with projecting radicle. ( Gypsophila Sect. Bolanthus (Ser.) Boiss. ) Literature: As for Gypsophila . 1 Upper part of stem hairy with the hairs all ± the same length,

or glabrous

2 Calyx 3-4 mm; leaves 10-20x 0-5-1 mm 1. laconicus 2 Calyx 5-6 mm; leaves 5-10 x 1-5-2 mm 4. graecus

1 Upper part of stem hairy with a mixture of long and short hairs

3 Petal-limb with transverse purple stripe; stem rigid; seeds with flattened tubercles 2. fruticulosus

3 Petal-limb entirely white; stem flexible; seeds with acute tubercles 3. thessalus