Hormuzakia limbata is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae endemic to Antalya in Turkey with the Turkish name "Gövrek".[1][2][3]

Hormuzakia limbata
Example from Varsak (Antalya, Turkey)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Hormuzakia
Species:
H. limbata
Binomial name
Hormuzakia limbata
(Boiss.) Guşul
Synonyms

Anchusa limbata Boiss.

Description

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A distinctive biennial, 5 to 20 cm (2.0 to 7.9 in), hispid, with linear leaves, resembling an Anchusa with red tube-like flowers.[1]

Range

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Endemic to Antalya in Turkey.[3]

Habitat

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Calcareous hills, under Pinus brutia and Cedrus libani, to 1,300 m (4,300 ft).[1]

 
Flower
 
Corolla and scales
 
Hairs

References

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  1. ^ a b c Davis. Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, vol. 6.
  2. ^ Plants of the World Online
  3. ^ a b bizimbitkiler.org.tr