Remarks on the most Important Plant-Societies of the Island. 



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endeinieal Pingideula cnj^tallina. It has been found only in those parts of the Troodos mountains -in the 

 immediate neighbourhood of Chionistra itself— which are situated between the extreme points of Platraes, 

 Prodrome, Euryldiu and Kyperunda. Here it is found near most of the spring's, but nowiiere to a very large 

 extent. The oecurrance of this species in the flora of Cyprus is very interesting from a phytogeographical 

 point of view; it is most closely related to P. hhi'ifioui Ten., which is distributed in tiie mountainous districts 

 of the Baliian peninsula and in the South of Italy. Another rare plant, being found in Cyprus only neai' 

 springs in the same neighbourhood as Pini/uicida crijstalliiut. is Epipactis vcirdri folia, a genuine Oriental 

 species, reaching in tiiis place its utmost boi'dei' to tlie west. It is related to the European E. pnJiistris. 

 being, however, in every part more coarsely built; quite like the lattoi- species it has creeping subterranean 

 stolones (Fig. 7.3). 



The following is a survey of the most important of tlie species whicli in Cyprus genei-aJly grow 

 in 01- neai- springs: 



Pterin: loiKjlfdVia 



Adianlum CapUliis Vcttcris 



OphiojiloKsiim ruhinfiini 



Agrosiis vcrtiiUUila 



Poa trwhtlk 



Schoeniis ni(fiic<ins 



Care.r dilutu 



Cypenis rulimdiis 



C. longut< 



Sclr])iis sf't((crHS 



8. paliistcr 



Jiinciis hufonius 



J. spliaerocarpus 



J. lampoccnyus 



Orchis ihericHfi 



Epijjaetis veratrifoJiu 



HolosteMm unihellatum 



Ranuncidi(s trilohns 



Nasliirtiitin fonlaniim 



Potentilla reptans 



Ijjiiis corniculalus subsp. Icnuifoliiis 



Lijthrum flexuosiim 



L. hi/s.s<)])i/<iliiiiii 



Epilohium parriftoraiH 



E. lanfeolatimi 



Helosciddiiini nodijhiiuni 



Sdiunlus V(dci<indi 



Clilora piTJoliida 



Myosotiti jiusilla 



M. collina 



M. stricta 



J\J. refracta 



TcHcriam Scordiam subsp. ^corilioiilps 



Bntnclla indcjnris 



Mcntlui j)idt'(/ium 



M. lonyi/olid 



Pniguiculu cygstalUna 



Plan f ago hnceolata 



Lniirentia tciieUti 



Bellis silirstris 



B. perenni.s 



Inula vismsd 



Pidinirid dijscnlrricd subsp. dcnUdit 



In addition to these species some of tiie species, mentioned above when we treated of the reedy 

 plants' society and the wet meadows, may occasionally make their appearance near spiings. Here also 

 generally will occur some I'epresentatives of marshy shrub a.ssociations which will be dealt with more 

 closely below. 



e. Societies of Paludal Shrubs and Trees. A series of different bushy, and partly dendriform plants 

 too, are closely wherever they occur bound to moist places. 



Thus it has already been mentioned in mere passing reference, that Mgrtas communis and Ncriuyn 

 Oleander may occur abundantly near the springs of the island in places moistened by the water of the 

 springs. Here both of them may form a luxuriant copse, Nerium, chiefly in the lower parts of the island 

 Myrtufi even up to the middle regions of the mountains as well. Most abundantly of all Nciiuni Ole- 

 ander grows in Cyprus along the riverbeds and I'ivulets in the low country; in the month of May, when 

 all rivers and brooks have almost entirely dried up, it is in full blossom and then is of great etfect as an 

 ornament to the landscape. The first flowers being fully out I saw neai- Kalavaso on the 4tli of May 1905. 



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