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Ranunculus kastamonuensis sp. nov. (Ranunculaceae) from Turkey
Author(s) -
Dönmez Ali A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2002.tb01369.x
Subject(s) - ranunculaceae , biology , iucn red list , ranunculus , threatened species , botany , near threatened species , ecology , taxonomy (biology) , habitat
A new species, Ranunculus kastamonuensis sp. nov. is described from Turkey. Diagnostic characters, description, illustration, taxonomic and a short biogeographic comment on the species are presented. Its relationships with R. peltata, R. rionii and R. trichophyllus are discussed. A map including the distribution of the species and other related species in Turkey is given. IUCN threatened category is proposed and discussed for the new species.