Minuartia hamzaoglui (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from Turkey
Author(s) -
Murat Koç,
Ahmet Aksoy
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
turkish journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.336
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1303-6106
pISSN - 1300-008X
DOI - 10.3906/bot-1112-30
Subject(s) - caryophyllaceae , botany , biology , conservation status , endemism , taxonomy (biology) , taxon , ecology , habitat
Minuartia hamzaoglui M.Koc & Aksoy (Caryophyllaceae) is described as a new species of sect. Minuartia in Turkey. The specimens were collected from Mount Erciyes (Kayseri). The new species is related to Minuartia erythrosepala (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz. var. erythrosepala. M. hamzaoglui is an endemic species which has a distribution in Central Anatolia. The differences between the species are discussed. Description, distribution, illustration, and conservation status of the new species are given. Seed structures were examined by scanning electron microscopy.
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