Scaligeria in Flora of Pakistan @ efloras.org

Scaligeria DC., Coll. Mem. 5: 70. 1829. Boiss., Fl. Or. 2: 875. 1872; Hiroe, Umb. Asia 1: 128.1958.

Perennial. Roots fusiform to tuberous. Leaves 2-3-pinnate, much divided. Involucre of white margined bracts or lacking. Rays 3-18. Involucel of white or hite marginedw bractlets. Calyx teeth obsolete. Fruit sub-didymous, ovoid; ridges thin or obscure; furrows 2-3-vittate or vittae minute to obscure; commissure 2-4-vittate. Inner seed face concave, usually with 2 grooves.

A predominantly East Mediterranean to Central Asian genus with about 25 species. It resembles Bunium but the inner seed face is grooved and the fruits are ovoid.

1 Bracts lacking. Leaf segments long, filiform to linear or lanceolate, up to 5 cm long Scaligeria stewartiana

+ Bracts present. Leaf segments filiform or linear to oval; up to 1 cm long (2)

2 (1) Plants 20-30 cm tall. Bractlets white Scaligeria scariosibracteata

+ Plants more than 30 cm tall. Bractlets white margined (3)

3 (2) Roots tuberous, globose. Rays 6-18 (4)

+ Roots fusiform, elongated. Rays 4-6 Scaligeria chitralica

4 (3) Leaf segments 5-7 mm long, 1-2 mm broad. Rays 10-18 Scaligeria indica

+ Leaf segments c. 1 cm long, 0.5-1 mm broad. Rays 6-12 Scaligeria aitchisonii

Lower Taxa

Related Synonym(s):

Bunium stewartianum E. Nasir = Scaligeria stewartiana (Nasir) Nasir

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