Thlaspi cyprium explained
Thlaspi cyprium, the Cyprus penny-cress, is a perennial herb, flowering from February to May.[1] This herb is a nickel hyperaccumulator with a recorded accumulation rate of 52,120 mg/kg of dry weight.[2]
Habitat
Moist rocky slopes and near streams on igneous rocks at 900–1900 m altitudes.
Distribution
Endemic to Cyprus, very common in the Troödos forest, but occurs in other areas as well: Khionistra, Prodromos, Kryos Potamos, Almyrolivadho, Pashia Livadhi, Papoutsa, Saranti, Lagoudhera, Platania, Kionia.
References
- Flora of Cyprus Volume 1, Robert Desmond Meikle, Bentham-Moxon Trust, The Herbarium Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, 1985,
- The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998,
External links
- http://botany.cz/en/thlaspi-cyprium/
- http://www.natureofcyprus.org/uploadimages/Thlaspicyprium600450endem.jpg
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-100359067
Notes and References
- The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998,
- http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-04202005000100010