Ebenus cretica - Unknown
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Internal ID UUID643fdf1030a64508255688
Scientific name Ebenus cretica
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl.: 764 (1753)

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Ebenus cretica, also known as Cretan ebony, is a small shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. It can grow up to 50-100 centimetres and has pubescent leaves and bright pink or purple flowers that bloom from late March to June. This plant is native to the island of Crete in the Mediterranean and can be found growing on rocky hillsides or steep cliffs at elevations of 0-600 metres above sea level.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Anthyllis cretica Lam. Encycl.1: 204 (1783)
Ebenidium creticum (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl.1: 180 (1891)

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Language Common/alternative name
German kretischer ebenholzstrauch

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000213716
Tropicos 13051595
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:493619-1
The Plant List ild-8782
Open Tree Of Life 457289
Observations.org 117315
NCBI Taxonomy 754874
IUCN Red List 83751984
IPNI 493619-1
iNaturalist 447040
GBIF 5354894
Freebase /m/0cc8g0x
EPPO EBECR
EOL 703899
USDA GRIN 14772
Wikipedia Ebenus_cretica

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_964291055.3 drEbeCret1.3 Chromosome Genoscope CEA 2024-12-05 75.0x 900.17 Mb

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Characterizing nrDNA ITS1, 5.8S and ITS2 secondary structures and their phylogenetic utility in the legume tribe Hedysareae with special reference to Hedysarum Nafisi H, Kaveh A, Kazempour-Osaloo S PLoS One 12-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10096232
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0283847
PMID:37043495
Lignin Synthesis, Affected by Sucrose in Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) Seedlings, Was Involved in Regulation of Root Formation in the Arabidopsis thanliana Cheng L, Zhao C, Zhao M, Han Y, Li S Int J Mol Sci 18-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8875098
doi:10.3390/ijms23042250
PMID:35216366
Adventitious Rooting in Populus Species: Update and Perspectives Bannoud F, Bellini C Front Plant Sci 20-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8174304
doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.668837
PMID:34093625
Endemic plants of Crete in electronic trade and wildlife tourism: current patterns and implications for conservation Menteli V, Krigas N, Avramakis M, Turland N, Vokou D J Biol Res (Thessalon) 30-Oct-2019
PMCID:PMC6822446
doi:10.1186/s40709-019-0104-z
PMID:31696063
Arabidopsis Protein Kinase D6PKL3 Is Involved in the Formation of Distinct Plasma Membrane Aperture Domains on the Pollen Surface Lee BH, Weber ZT, Zourelidou M, Hofmeister BT, Schmitz RJ, Schwechheimer C, Dobritsa AA Plant Cell 27-Aug-2018
PMCID:PMC6181024
doi:10.1105/tpc.18.00442
PMID:30150313
Cell Wall Metabolism in Response to Abiotic Stress Gall HL, Philippe F, Domon JM, Gillet F, Pelloux J, Rayon C Plants (Basel) 16-Feb-2015
PMCID:PMC4844334
doi:10.3390/plants4010112
PMID:27135320
Papilionoid inflorescences revisited (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) Prenner G Ann Bot 12-Dec-2012
PMCID:PMC3828940
doi:10.1093/aob/mcs258
PMID:23235698
Complete plastid genome sequence of the chickpea (Cicer arietinum) and the phylogenetic distribution of rps12 and clpP intron losses among legumes (Leguminosae) Jansen RK, Wojciechowski MF, Sanniyasi E, Lee SB, Daniell H Mol Phylogenet Evol 27-Jun-2008
PMCID:PMC2586962
doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.06.013
PMID:18638561
New Aspects in Floral Development of Papilionoideae: Initiated but Suppressed Bracteoles and Variable Initiation of Sepals PRENNER G Ann Bot 01-May-2004
PMCID:PMC4242317
doi:10.1093/aob/mch076
PMID:15026299
Flavonoid and terpene glycosides from European Ebenus species Dimitra Mitrocotsa, Alexios-Leandros Skaltsounis, Sofia Mitaku, Catherine Harvala, Francois Tillequin Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0305-1978(98)90077-1

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D-Pinitol 164619 Click to see COC1C(C(C(C(C1O)O)O)O)O 194.18 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(98)90077-1

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