Primulaceae
Coris

Coris monspeliensis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 177 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & Central Medit. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Erect herbs, 2–20 cm tall
Morphology Leaves
Leaves numerous, 9.5–20 x 0.5-2.5 mm, glabrous to puberulous, entire or weakly sinuate, with slightly revolute margins, sometimes weakly dentate-spinescent, often with black spots on either side of midrib
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 4–7 mm long, greenish to purple, strongly 10-veined; lobes 5, c. 1.5–2 mm long, each with a central dark patch, the outer lobes more numerous, unequal, spinescent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla 7–9 mm long, pink, purple or blue, lobed up to half-way down
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule up to 2 mm in diam.
Distribution
C. monspeliensis is otherwise widespread in the Mediterranean region, from Spain in the west to Egypt in the east.
Note
It is very variable and has been subdivided into various infraspecific taxa and the status of the disjunct populations in Somalia needs further study.
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0