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On the circumscription of Paeonia kesrouanensis, an east Mediterranean peony
Author(s) -
Hong DeYuan,
Wang XiaoQuan,
Zhang DaMing,
Koruklu Selcuk Tugrul
Publication year - 2003
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.1756-1051.2003.tb00411.x
Subject(s) - biology , synonym (taxonomy) , herbarium , botany , type locality , sella turcica , zoology , taxonomy (biology) , genus , anatomy
Two populations of Paeonia turcica, including one in the type locality, and two populations of P. kesrouanensis were sampled and observed, in addition to examination of a large number of herbarium specimens. As a result of extensive comparison, we found that there are no distinct differences between P. turcica and P. kesrouanensis, and thus P. turcica is treated as a synonym of the latter. The relationships of P. kesrouanensis with its allies are discussed.