A new Centaurea L. (Asteraceae) species from Turkey

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Uysal T., Hamzaoglu E.

PLANT BIOSYSTEMS, cilt.151, sa.5, ss.813-821, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 151 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/11263504.2016.1211196
  • Dergi Adı: PLANT BIOSYSTEMS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.813-821
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Endemic, Centaurea, taxonomy, chromosome, Turkey, CHROMOSOME COUNTS, DIVERSITY, CARDUEAE, DIVERSIFICATION, DELIMITATION, COMPOSITAE, PHALOLEPIS, PHYLOGENY, PATTERNS, ANATOLIA
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A new Centaurea L. (Asteraceae) species from Turkey is described and illustrated. Centaurea mersinensis Uysal and Hamzaolu exists on calcareous slopes in Pinus brutia forests of Aydnck (Mersin) in southern Anatolia. It belongs to C. sect. Phalolepis (Cass.) DC., and taxonomically its closest relative is C. lycaonica. Diagnostic morphological characters from very similar taxa are provided, and a key is provided that includes related species of sect. Phalolepis from Turkey. The geographical distribution of the new species and relatives of the same section are mapped. The chromosome number of C. mersinensis, 2n=18, counted in root tips, is also reported and illustrated.