PYRACANTHAM. Roem. - FIRETHORN
Scientific Description:
Shrubs, usually spiny. Leaves evergreen, simple. Inflorescence a compound corymb. Flowers small; petals suborbicular, white or creamy; stamens 20; ovary semi-inferior, carpels 5, free on the ventral side, on dorsal side connate at base. Ovules 2 per carpel. Fruit small, globose, with persistent sepals; pyrenes 5.
Reference:
Browicz K (1972). Pyracantha M. J. Roemer, In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinurgh, 4: 132.
Public Description:
Pyracantha, is a genus of thorny everygreen shrubs, commonly known as “firethorn” or “pyracantha”, and is native to an area extending from Southwest Europe east to Southeast Asia. There are 11 species in the world and 2 species (2 taxa) in Türkiye. They have small white or creamy flowers and decorative fruits. The thorns of these plants are easily able to penetrate human skin and cause a mild inflammation and severe pain. Because of these properties, they are used for gardening or security purposes on garden borders.
References:
Anonymous 1 (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyracantha /,Accessed date: 31.05.2016.
Anonymous 2 (2016). http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Rosaceae/Pyracantha/ /,Accessed date: 31.05.2016
Aslan S (2012) Pyracantha M. Roem., 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. 808.
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