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Some new and interesting Astragalus species (Fabaceae) from Turkey
Author(s) -
Podlech D.,
Ekici M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
feddes repertorium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1522-239X
pISSN - 0014-8962
DOI - 10.1002/fedr.200711147
Subject(s) - sect , fabaceae , herbarium , astragalus , botany , biology , flora (microbiology) , medicine , genetics , alternative medicine , pathology , traditional chinese medicine , bacteria
During the work on a revision of the Old World Astragal i , 14 new species could be found among the unnamed material of several herbaria. Furthermore two new sections had to be described. They are presented here. Sect. Hololeuce : A. nigropedunculatus , A. suserianus ; Sect. Incani : A. darendensis ; Sect. Malacothrix : A. adiyamanensis , A. aladagensis , A. calvertii ; Sect. Onobrychoidei : A. helbaekii , A. pseudovegetus , A. rausianus , A. sakaryaensis , A. tunceliensis ; Sect. Ornithopodium : A. horasanicus ; Sect. Stereothrix : A. mahmutlarensis ; Sect. Synochreati : A. mugliensis ; Sect. Davisiana , sect. nova; Sect. Woronowia , sect. nova. One species had to be renamed: A. blandulus and three new records for the flora of Turkey are indicated: A. apricus (sect. Caprini), A. dzhebrailicus (sect. Hololeuce ) and A. expetitus (sect. Hymenostegis ). (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)