Flora of Cyprus
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Flora of Cyprus
a dynamic checklist
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This website contains information on all species and subspecies of vascular plants occurring in Cyprus, one of the hotspots of Mediterranean biodiversity. The flora comprises 1649 indigenous taxa (species and subspecies), 254 introduced taxa occuring in the wild, 43 hybrids and 85 species with unclear status (as at March 2019).
The website brings together data from authoritative sources and will be updated continuously.
Currently available:
• complete checklist of vascular plants occurring in Cyprus
• selection of recently used synonyms
• basic information on endemism and status of occurrence
• distribution maps showing occurrence in the 8 phytogeographical divisions
• documentation of specimen-based literature records in the 8 divisions
• data on the altitudinal range
• threat categories according to the Red Data Book of the flora of Cyprus
• photographs for the majority of taxa
• data on chromosome numbers
• morphological descriptions of selected taxa
• indication of the flowering period for the majority of taxa
• keys for all species and subspecies
• bibliography
• common names of selected taxa