The determination of the taxonomic position of Peucedanum arenarium subsp. neumayeri and subsp. urbani in Turkey

Authors : Hüseyin Aşkın Akpulat, Emine Akalın

Pages : 86-97

Doi:10.38059/biodiversity.1165445

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Publication Date : 2022-09-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, the taxonomic status of two subspecies of Peucedanum arenarium grown in Turkey, subsp urbani and subsp. neumayeri were investigated. There are no ripe fruits of this subspecies in the flora of Turkey. In fact, P. arenarium subsp. neumayeri has been misdiagnosed in the flora of Turkey because it is not a ripe fruit. When we looked at the ripe fruit of the plant we collected from the type locality, it was determined that this species was actually Johneria tortusa. P. arenarium subsp. urbani plant samples were collected by us for the first time and morphological, anatomical, DNA sequence analysis and SEM studies were carried out. Molecular (ITS nrDNA sequences), morphological and especially microcarpological data were determined. As a result, in Turkey, P. arenarium subsp. neumayeri is absent. It is true that the P. arenarium subsp urbani species is transferred as Taeniopetalum urbani.
Keywords : Apiaceae, ITS nrDNA, molecular systematics, morphology, Peucedanum, Taeniopetalum

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