A New Record for the Flora of Turkey: Ambrosia tenuifolia Spreng. (Compositae)

Authors : Lütfi BEHÇET

Pages : 201-203

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Ambrosia tenuifolia Spreng. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Compositae); is a new addition to the flora of Turkey from Malatya insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(in the East Anatolia region);. The specimens collected from Malatya have different properties from the known diagnostic characteristics of the species. A. tenuifolia is a monoecious plant without glands. Its female capitula are in the axils of the upper leaves in its original description, but some of our specimens have only female capitula insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(female capitula in terminal racemes and lower parts of the racemes bracteate, but upper parts ebracteate); and there are many glands particularly on the tops of their fruits. The diagnostic characteristics, ecology of the species and important aspects of variation in our specimens are given.
Keywords : Flora, New Record, Compositae, Ambrosia, Turkey