Family |
Fabaceae
Coronilla libanotica
Boiss.
Leb. Syr. Tur.
Coronilla libanotica Boiss.
(First published in Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1, 2: 50 (1843); Nouvelle Flore du Liban et de la Syrie, vol. 2; 1969)
• Life-form & habit : Perennial chamaephyte; stems ascending to decumbent, slender, branched, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, forming loose tufts.
• Leaves : Alternate, imparipinnate; leaflets 5–9, obovate to elliptic (5–15 mm), entire, glabrous; terminal leaflet slightly larger; stipules small, caducous.
• Inflorescence & flowers : Axillary umbels, several-flowered; peduncles slender; flowers papilionaceous, yellow; calyx campanulate; standard broad, wings and keel shorter.
• Fruit : Loment elongated, segmented, slightly curved, glabrous; segments separating at maturity, each containing a single seed.
• Phenology : Flowers from April to June; fruiting from May to July.
• Habitat & elevation : Rocky slopes, open shrublands and montane grasslands, often on limestone; 800–1800 m.
• Lebanese distribution : Mount Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon; local.
• Native range : Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye.