A new Centaurea L. (Asteraceae) species from Turkey
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Date
2017
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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
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Abstract
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.
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Endemic, Centaurea, taxonomy, chromosome, Turkey
Journal or Series
PLANT BIOSYSTEMS
WoS Q Value
Q3
Scopus Q Value
Q2
Volume
151
Issue
5
