Open AccessMorphology and typification of Szovitsia callicarpa (Apiaceae)
Author(s) -
Mustafa Çelik,
Özal Güner,
Özlem Çetin,
Bilal Şahin,
P. Pablo FerrerGallego
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anales del jardín botánico de madrid/anales del jardín botánico de madrid
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1988-3196
pISSN - 0211-1322
DOI - 10.3989/ajbm.2521
Subject(s) - apiaceae , typification , genus , botany , biology , morphology (biology) , geography , zoology , nomenclature , taxonomy (biology)
The poorly known monotypic genus Szovitsia Fisch. & C.A.Mey, in the Apiaceae family, is here revised. Szovitsia callicarpa Fisch. & C.A.Mey. is an annual herb with a restricted distribution in the Caucasus region and adjacent areas of northwestern Iran and northeastern Turkey. The genus is unusual within the family because of the transverse plicae covering its fruits. In this study, morphological, micromorphological, and anatomical characters of S. callicarpa are reviewed. In addition, a previous lectotypification of the name S. callicarpa is discussed and amended.