Potamogeton acutifolius (Potamogetonaceae)-A New Species for the Flora of Turkey | Zendy

Candan Aykurt | Zendy; İsmail Gökhan Deniz | Zendy; Ždenek Kaplan | Zendy

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Potamogeton acutifolius (Potamogetonaceae)-A New Species for the Flora of Turkey

Author(s) -

Candan Aykurt,

İsmail Gökhan Deniz,

Ždenek Kaplan

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

international journal of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1811-9719

pISSN - 1811-9700

DOI - 10.3923/ijb.2016.17.19

Subject(s) - flora (microbiology) , potamogetonaceae , biology , potamogeton , botany , ecology , aquatic plant , macrophyte , paleontology , bacteria

Potamogeton acutifolius is reported as a new species for the flora of Turkey. The specimens of the species were collected from Acarlar Freshwater Swamp Forest. Potamogeton acutifolius belongs to a morphologically defined P. compresses group. This species can be easily distinguished from the other species that occur in Turkey especially by its compressed stem, leaves with additional sclerenchymatous strands and short peduncle. Its morphological description, distinguishing characters and systematic placement are given. The new locality discovered in Turkey is the Southern most occurrence of this species in its entire range.

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