Taxonomic revision of Astragalus L. section Onobrychoidei DC. (Fabaceae) in Turkey
Author(s) -
Murat Ekici,
Haşan Akan,
Zekí Aytaç
Publication year - 2015
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-1405-41
Subject(s) - astragalus , iucn red list , fabaceae , section (typography) , taxon , biology , phenology , botany , geography , nomenclature , taxonomy (biology) , zoology , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , traditional chinese medicine , advertising , business
This study concerned the taxonomic revision of Astragalus L. Section Onobrychoidei DC in Turkey. The morphological, cytological, and phenological characteristics of 29 species in this section are discussed. Moreover, 11 names at specific levels are reduced to synonymy: Astragalus eskishehiricus, A. Hololeucoides, A. Sakaryaensis, A. Phanothrix, A. Canescens, A. Robertianus, A. Rausianus, A. Tunceliensis, A. Pseudovegetus, A. Bingoellensis, and A. Bithynicus. The conservation statuses based on the IUCN Red List categories are mentioned for endemic taxa.
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