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Phytotaxa, vol.598, no.1, pp.105-110, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
Some interesting Lathyrus (Fabaceae) specimens were collected from Biiyiikorhaii District in Bursa Province. N.W. Ttiikiye. The specimens, at first glance, resembled the Lathyrus paUescem (sect. PlatystyJis) species as a habit, which grows in N. Balkans, Hungary, Romania. C. & S. Russia. Crimea. Transcaucasica and N.E. Turkive. However, as a result of detailed ex- amination. it was detemiined that there were some differences. Based on these differences, the specimens were presented to the scientific world as a new species and were named Lathyrus turcicus. The fact that the stipules are shorter than petiole (not longer than petiole): the calyces are glabrous (not hairy); the calyx teeth subequal (not unequal): the standards and wings are almost equal and 13.2-15.3 mm long (not 20-24mm); the keels 11-13 mm long (not 16-18 mm) and the legumes 7-9 mm wide (not 3-5 nun) are the most obvious attributes that separate Lathyrus turcicus from L. pallescens. that is a close species. Here, a description of the new species, supporting images, chorologv; and general ecological preferences were given.