Family |
Lamiaceae
Phlomis longifolia
Boiss. & C.I.Blanche
Leb. Syr. Tur. Cyp.
Phlomis longifolia Boiss. & C.I.Blanche
First published in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 4: 47 (1859).
(Nouvelle Flore du Liban et de la Syrie, vol. 3, p. 135, Pl. LXII, 2; 1983)
Description
Life-form & habit: Woody shrub with a non-sticky covering of hairs.
Leaves: Oblong-lanceolate, much longer than broad, about 6–8 × 1–2 cm, with heart-shaped or rounded bases.
Inflorescence & flowers: Bracts and calyces clothed in short hairs. Mouterde distinguishes the plant from Phlomis viscosa by its non-sticky surface, narrower leaves and less unequal calyx teeth.
Flowering and habitat
Phenology: Flowering May–July.
Habitat & elevation: Grassy places and degraded woodland.
Distribution
Lebanese distribution: Damour, Beirut, Nahr Beirut, Antelias, Nahr el Kalb, Broummana, Bikfaya, Mtayleb, Mrouj, Rayfoun, Feitroun, Ashqout, Salima, El Farat, Ghazir and Kornet Chehwan.
Syrian distribution: Banias, Safita, Masyaf, Sahyoun, Haffe, Ain Halakim, Slenfe, Jabal Mattai and Wadi Qandil.
Native range: Cyprus, Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye.
⚠️ Taxonomic note:
Kew accepts Phlomis longifolia as a separate species and includes P. bertramii and P. bailanica among its synonyms.