Dianthus zonatus
Dianthus zonatus
Kaya karanfili
Perennial, 7-30 cm. Leaves 25-80 x 0,4-2 mm, linear, long-acuminate, margins thick. Inflorescence freely branched, pedicels c. 5 cm. Bracteoles 4-6, up to ¾ calyx length, ovate, membranous with scarious margin, or foliaceous with aristate points. Calyx 13-19 x 2,5-4,5 mm, subcylindrical, widest in the lower half, pale green tinged with purple, especially beneath the teeth; teeth 3,5-6,5 mm, narrowed from the base, margins scarious, apex mucronate. Petal limb 5-11 mm, dentate, barbulate, deep pink with a darker ring at the throat, yellowish beneath.
1. Bracteoles more than ½ calyx length, aristate; sterile shoot leaves absent at flowering .....................................var. aristatus
1. Bracteoles not more than ½ calyx length; sterile shoots present at flowering
2. Calyx more than 15 mm; petal limb 8-11 mm ........................var. zonatus
2. Calyx not more than 15 mm; petal limb c. 5 mm ......................var. hypochlorus
Distribution of species: W. Syria.
