Kyrgyzstan July 2008 Zabelia corymbosa quest

Voucher: KYRG 158 

Brassicaceae
Pachypterygium brevipes Bge.

Region: Jalal-Abad Oblast  Chatkal Rayon
Gazetteer: Ters Valley, outside Besh-Aral State Res 
Coordinates: 41º39'32'' N, 70º43'25'' E  Alt: 1452m 

10cm tall herbaceous annual. Leaves perfoliate to semiamplexicaule. Flowers yellow in a loose raceme. Siliculae erect becoming pendant.
Scree with large rocks along the Ters river without associated vegetation.

Identification Notes: Verified with Flora of the USSR. Vol.8, V. L. Komarov. Siliculae to 5mm long, pyriform, with thickened wings and prolonged above locule into a short beak. Stigmas not visible at the emarginate apex. Siliculae indehiscent, 1 seeded and without false partition or septum. Siliculae hairy on the sides. 
Ancillary Collections: photos 

Landrein, S. 158                8 July 2008

morphological details
flower	flowers	siliculae
siliculae	siliculae and seed	valve and seed
seed	valve	cauline leaf

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