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Centaurea zlatiborensis (Asteraceae, Cardueae−Centaureinae), a new endemic species from Zlatibor mountain range, Serbia
Author(s) -
Novaković Jelica,
Zlatković Bojan,
Lazarević Maja,
GarciaJacas Núria,
Susanna Alfonso,
Marin Petar D.,
Lakušić Dmitar,
Janaćković Pedja
Publication year - 2018
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/njb.01893
Subject(s) - centaurea , appendage , asteraceae , bract , biology , botany , habitat , range (aeronautics) , steppe , ecology , inflorescence , materials science , composite material
A new species of Centaurea sect. Acrocentron (Cass.) DC. (Asteraceae) found growing in dry, steppe‐like habitats on the Zlatibor mountain in western Serbia is described as Centaurea zlatiborensis . This novelity is compared with all other species of C . sect. Acrocentron known from Serbia and a diagnistic key to these is provided. Centaurea zlatiborensis is morphologically close to C. calocephala Willd. but the stems are simple or sparsely branched with monocephalous branches and itis generally smaller in all plant parts. The most important difference is the appendage morphology where C. zlatiborenis has triangular, dark brown appendages with short fimbriae and appendages not completely covering the bracts.