ANTHYLLISAdans. - KIDNEY-VETCH
Scientific Description:
Shrubs or herbs. Leaves usually imparipinnate, rarely 1−3-foliolate; stipules small, caducous. Flowers usually in dense heads, rarely in fascicles or borne singly in the bract axils. Calyx tubular, campanulate or narrowed towards the apex, 5-toothed, the teeth equal or unequal. Corolla variously coloured. Stamens monadelphous or the upper stamen free for up to ½ its length. Legume sessile or stipitate, ± indehiscent, usually completely included in the persistent, usually somewhat inflated calyx. Seeds 1−many.
Reference:
Cullen J (1970). Anthyllis L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 3: 533.
Public Description:
Anthyllis, commonly known as “kidney-vetch”, is a genus of herbaceous and shrub species, and spreads naturally in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. There are approximately 35 species in the world and 2 species (8 taxa) in Türkiye. These plants are used as food plants by the larvae of some moth and butterfly species.
References:
Anonymous 1 (2016). https:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthyllis/, Accessed date: 09.02.2016.
Anonymous 2 (2016). http:/www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Leguminosae/Anthyllis/, Accessed date: 09.02.2016.
Keskin M (2012). Anthyllis Adans., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 426.
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