Phelipanche purpurea (Jacq.) Soják (1972: 130)

Piwowarczyk, Renata, Pedraja, Óscar Sánchez, Moral, Gonzalo Moreno, Fayvush, George, Zakaryan, Narine, Kartashyan, Nune & Aleksanyan, Alla, 2019, Holoparasitic Orobanchaceae (Cistanche, Diphelypaea, Orobanche, Phelipanche) in Armenia: distribution, habitats, host range and taxonomic problems, Phytotaxa 386 (1), pp. 1-106 : 22

1. Phelipanche purpurea (Jacq.) Soják (1972: 130) . Type:— AUSTRIA (lectotype here designated): „nº 97 Oropanche purpurea . Jacq.: non Lin: [Habitat in collibus siccioribus; supra Weinhaus (Weinhaus, village very close to the city of Vienna), & c., leg. Jacquin]” (LINN-HL-798-12!). Basionym:— Orobanche purpurea Jacquin (1762: 252) . Heterotypic synonyms:— Orobanche laevis L. (1753: 632), nom. rej. [ambiguous name]. Orobanche caerulea Villars (1787: 406) . Fig. 11D .

Notes: —Here, we formally designated the Jacquin sheet in the Linnaean Herbarium as the lectotype because, as has been indicated in a similar occurrence by D’Arcy (1970: 557), the only specimen of this sheet is clearly the same as the plate of Jacquin (1775: t. 276). Thus, we maintained the usual concept of Jacquin’s plant.

Distribution: —Scattered localities in almost the entire area, especially in the Kotayk province (slopes of the Marmarik river), Lori province (Bazumi mountain range), Aragatsotn province (slopes of the Mt Aragats) or in the Syunik province (Meghri mountain range) ( Fig. 12).

General distribution: —Southern, western, central and southeastern Europe; northwards to the Baltic states and Russia (Eastern Europe) and southwards to Asia Minor, Caucasus to eastern India.

Habitat: —Rocky slopes, steppe, ruderal habitats, roadsides, dry hills, edges of forests, usually (1000)1300‒ 1900(2400) m.

Hosts: —Mainly parasitic on Achillea sp. , principally A. millefolium L., rarely on Tanacetum balsamitoides Sch. Bip. (in the southern part, Syunik province) ( Asteraceae ).

Phenology: —Flowering (May) June–July, fruiting July–August.

Conservation status: —Least Concern (LC). The species has rather wide distribution in Armenia (7 floristic regions). One small subpopulation grows in the Sevan National Park and one in Shikaghoh State Reserve.

Specimens examined: — ARMENIA. Aragatsotn prov.: Byurakan x Amberd, on Artemisia and Centaurea [as O. arenaria ], 1 July 1968, S. Grigoryan & T. Tsaturyan (ERCB); N part of Antarut, slopes of the Aragats Mt., waste land near the buildings, grasslands, 40°22’27”N, 44°15’42”E, 1960 m, 8 July 2015, R. Piwowarczyk (KTC); S slope of the Aragats Mt, rocky slope NE of the road junction to Amberd, 40°24’29”N, 44°14’50”E, 2380 m, 8 July 2015, R. Piwowarczyk (KTC); Ararat prov.: Khosrov reserve, ca. 24, 6 km ENE Vedi, road Urtsadzor-Martuni, ca. 16, 7 km ENE Urtsadzor, slope S of river, dry slope with some humid places, 39°56’42”N, 45° 0’50”E, 1590 m, 28 June 2011, E. Vitek, G. Fayvush, K. Tamanyan & K. Margaryan (ERE); Gegharkunik prov.: Sevan distr., Gyunej shore, E slope, 6 July 1947, A. Takhtajan & Ja. Mulkidjanjan (ERE); Kotayk prov.: NNE of Meghradzor, rocky slope, 40°38’10”N, 44°39’55”E, 27 July 2017, R. Piwowarczyk (KTC); NW of Artavaz, near the road and the slope opposite the water reservoir on the Marmarik river, 40°37’51”N, 44°33’08”E, 1935 m, 40°37’46”N, 44°32’17”E, 1930 m, 27 July 2017, R. Piwowarczyk (ERCB, KTC); Fantan, 6 July 1968, [as O. arenaria ], S. Grigoryan & T. Tsaturyan (ERCB, bad preserved specimen); Pambaki range, rocky slope, near Akhundov [Pyunik], 1800‒1900 m, 18 July 1982, N.S. Chandjian (ERE); Lori prov.: between Aznvadzor and Pushkin Pass, side road to W from the main, rocky slope, 40°54’14”N, 44°25’17”E, 1785 m, 10 July 2015, R. Piwowarczyk (KTC); SW of Pambak, rocky slope on the edge of forest, 40°49’07”N, 44°32’37”E, 1350 m, 7 July 2015, R. Piwowarczyk (KTC); Syunik prov.: Nerkin Giratagh, slope and path to old buildings, 39°13’11”N, 46°16’21”E, 1375 m, 15 June 2017, R. Piwowarczyk (ERCB, KTC); N of Shikahogh, rocky slope near the road, on Tanacetum , 39°06’24”N, 46°28’25”E, 1185 m, 18 June 2017, R. Piwowarczyk (KTC); NEE of Shikahogh, rocky slope near the road, on Tanacetum , 39°05’56”N, 46°28’38”E, 1070 m, 18 June 2017, R. Piwowarczyk (KTC); Kapan distr., Uluk zap. [zapovednik (reserve), probably in Shikahoh reserve], SE rocky slope [with Tanacetum ], 2 June 1960, M. Grigoryan & T. Tsaturyan (ERE); E part of Zangezur Mts, W of road from Goris to Kapan, valley around village Ghurdhulagh [Arachadzor], margin of lake, meadows, steppe fragments, rocks, Carpinus forest, 1370–1600 m, 39°20’N, 46°23-34’E, 6 July 2007, G. Fayvush, K. Tamanyan, H. Ter-Voskanian & E. Vitek (COA, ERE, W); Tavush. prov.: below Ijevan, along Aghstafa river, 4 July 1946, A. Takhtajan & Ja. Mulkidjanjan (ERE); between Ijevan and Kazah [Qazax in Azerbaijan], 8 June 1973, Ja. Mulkidjanjan & V. Manyakan (ERE); Vayots Dzor prov.: between Karmrashen and Goghtanik, slope, 39°50’32”N, 45°29’07”E, 2115 m, 20 June 2017, R. Piwowarczyk (KTC).

Figures

FIGURE 11. General habit of: A. Phelipanche caesia, B. P. zangezuri, C. P. hajastanica, D. P. purpurea, E. P. heldreichii, F. P. arenaria, G. P. nana, H. P. sevanensis, I. P. ramosa. Photos by Renata Piwowarczyk.