Camelina anomala Boiss. & Hausskn. in Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 313. 1867.

Type: “Hab. in agris argillosis prope Kharran Syriae borealis (Haussk!)”.

Holotypus: TURKEY: “in agris argil. p. Kharran. Syria borealis”, 12.V.1865, Haussknecht s.n. (G-BOIS [G00332479]; iso-: B [B100241015], BM [BM000522288], JE [JE00002459, JE00002464], K [K000725088], P [P04738767, P05325042, P05325043], W [W0045020, W18890055604]) .

[Pictures: A – B: B. Özüdoǧru; C: A. Dönmez; D: I. Al-Shehbaz]

[Balansa 189]

[Picture: H. Moazzeni]

Notes. – The holotype is a collection folder of three sheets only one of which is unlabelled.

This is the most unique species in the genus for having linear to narrowly oblong siliques instead of obovate, obpyriform, or subglobose silicles characteristic of the remaining species.