A new species of Minuartia (Caryophyllaceae) from northwestern Anatolia, Turkey

Authors : Murat KOÇ, Ahmet AKSOY, Ergin HAMZAOĞLU

Pages : 337-341

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Minuartia turcica M.Koç insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Caryophyllaceae); is described as a new species of sect. Minuartia. The specimens were collected from the village of Yukarıçiftlik in the district of Safranbolu insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Karabük Province, Turkey);. The new species is similar to Minuartia leucocephaloides, but the differences between the 2 species are discussed in this paper. Descriptions and illustrations are given, as is information on the distribution and conservation status of the new species.
Keywords : Key words Alsinoideae, Minuartia, taxonomy, western Black Sea region