Parlatoria cakiloidea explained

Parlatoria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.^[1] It just contains one species, Parlatoria cakiloidea ^[2]

Description

It is an annual, growing up 30- tall, with a stem that is glabrous (smooth) or with short simple hairs. It has basal leaves that are ovate-cordate shaped, with acute teeth. The cauline (stem) leaves are petiolate (have a leaf stalk) or subsessile. They are ovate-lanceolate shaped with acute teeth on margin. The leaves when crushed smell of garlic.It blooms between April and May, with long white flowers. The petals are 4-5 mm long and 1.5-2 mm wide with a broad oblong-obovate blade and narrow claw (section near the stem or petiole).The fruiting pedicels (flower stalks) are as thick as basal part of fruit and 3-7 mm horizontally spreading. The fruit (or seed capsule) is 10-15 mm long and 2-2.5 mm wide with straight or slightly curved beak (end projection). It contain 1 or 2 seeds, that are 5 mm long.^[3]

Taxonomy

The genus Parlatoria originally consisted of three species, including P. cakiloidea, the type species (Iran, Iraq, Turkey), the Iranian endemic P. rostrata Boiss., and P. taurica (from Azerbaijan, Georgia).^[4] Parlatoria taurica was later found to be a synonym of Alliaria taurica ^[5] Also Parlatoria rostrata Boiss. & Hohen. was worked out to be a synonym of Lysakia rostrata ^[6]

The genus name of Parlatoria is in honour of Filippo Parlatore (1816–1877), an Italian botanist, who originally studied medicine.^[7] The Latin specific epithet of cakiloidea refers to a resemblance to the genus Cakile.Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., séries 2, Vol.17 on page 72 in 1842.^[2]

Range and habitat

It is native to Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey.

It is found on rocky slopes at altitudes of above sea level.^[3]

Other sources

• Al-Shehbaz, I.A. 2012. A generic and tribal synopsis of Brassicaceae (Cruciferae). Taxon 61(5): 931–954. DOI: 10.1002/tax.615002 JSTOR Reference page. lecotypification of Parlatoria taurica
• Blakelock, R. A. 1955. Notes on the Flora of 'Iraq with Keys: Part II. Kew Bulletin, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 497-565
• Esmailbegi, S., Al-Shehbaz, I.A., Pouch, M., Mandáková, T., Mummenhoff, K., Rahiminejad, M.R., Mirtadzadini, S.M. & Lysak, M.A. 2018. Phylogeny and systematics of the tribe Thlaspideae (Brassicaceae) and the recognition of two new genera. Taxon 67(2): 324–340. DOI: 10.12705/672.4 PDF Reference page.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Parlatoria Boiss. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 7 November 2021 . en.
2. Web site: Parlatoria cakiloidea Boiss. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 7 November 2021 . en.
3. Peter Davis
4. Esmailbegi . Shokouh . Al-Shehbaz . Ihsan A. . Pouch . Milan . Mandáková . Terezie . Mummenhoff . Klaus . Rahiminejad . Mohammad Reza . Mirtadzadini . Mansour . Lysak . Martin A. . Phylogeny and systematics of the tribe Thlaspideae (Brassicaceae) and the recognition of two new genera . Taxon . April 2018 . 67 . 2 . 324–340. 10.12705/672.4 .
5. Web site: Parlatoria taurica (Adams) D.A.German & Al-Shehbaz Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 7 November 2021 . en.
6. Web site: Parlatoria rostrata Boiss. & Hohen. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 7 November 2021 . en.
7. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.