Open AccessA new species of Matthiola R. Br. (Brassicaceae) from Turkey
Author(s) -
DİRMENCİ TUNCAY,
SATIL FATİH,
TÜMEN GÜLENDAM
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
botanical journal of the linnean society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.872
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1095-8339
pISSN - 0024-4074
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2006.00518.x
Subject(s) - brassicaceae , iucn red list , biology , eudicots , botany , population , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , demography , sociology
A new species, Matthiola trojana T. Dirmenci, F. Satıl & G. Tümen (Brassicaceae), is described from Turkey. Diagnostic characters, description, detailed illustrations, and taxonomic comments are given. Its characteristics are compared with the related species, M. fruticulosa (L.) Maire. The geographical distribution of the new species is mapped. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) threat category and observations on the population are noted. © 2006 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 2006, 151 , 431–435.