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Linum kaynakiae sp. nov. (sect. Syllinum , Linaceae) from Turkey
Author(s) -
Yılmaz Özer
Publication year - 2010
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.1756-1051.2010.00756.x
Subject(s) - biology , botany , linum , sepal , taxon , sect , taxonomy (biology) , key (lock) , anthesis , rosette (schizont appearance) , ecology , cultivar , pollen , immunology , stamen
Selected characters in related taxa of Linum sect. Syllinum are compared using morphometric data and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). As a result, Linum kaynakiae Yılmaz sp. nov. is described from southwest Anatolia, Turkey. It is closely related to L. tauricum subsp. bosphori , L. boisseri and L. cariense , but differs by having larger linear‐oblanceolte rosette leaves and larger lanceolate sepals. Its relationship with closely related taxa is discussed. Diagnostic characters, description and taxonomic remarks and an identification key to the sect. Syllinum taxa ‐ with persistent basal rosettes of leaves at anthesis ‐ is provided.