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Centaurea kirikkalensis (Asteraceae), a new species from Turkey
Author(s) -
Özbek Mehmet Ufuk
Publication year - 2021
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.03235
Subject(s) - centaurea , biology , asteraceae , botany , indumentum , iucn red list , achene , appendage , taxon , taxonomy (biology) , eudicots , pollen , conservation status , ecology , habitat
A new species, Centaurea kirikkalensis from the Kırıkkale Province of Turkey is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to C. nallihanensis and C. drabifolia subsp. floccosa from which it differs mainly in the indumentum of stem and leaves, shape of involucre and appendages and pappus features. Detailed diagnostic characters, descriptions, taxonomic comments, ecology, IUCN conservation status, pollen and achene morphologies are given and the geographical distribution of the new species and its allied taxa is mapped.