A New Centaurea L. (Asteraceae) Species from Turkey
Authors : Tuna UYSAL, Y Bülent KÖSE
Pages : 41-46
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Publication Date : 0000-00-00
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :A new Centaurea L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Asteraceae); species from Turkey is described and illustrated. Centaurea dursunbeyensis Uysal & Köse exists on limestone crevices in ancient Dursunbey Forest insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Balikesir); in western Anatolia. It belongs to C. sect. Phalolepis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Cass.); DC., and taxonomically its closest relatives are C. aphrodisea Boiss. and C. cadmea Boiss. 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 species of other related taxa of the same section are mapped. The chromosome number of C. dursunbeyensis, 2n = 36, counted in root tips, is also reported and illustrated.Keywords : Endemic, sect Phalolepis, taxonomy, chromosome, Turkey