Turkish Journal of Botany
Abstract
A new species, Heracleumpapilionaceum (Apiaceae: Tordylieae), is described and illustrated from the Elmacık Mountains, Bolu Province, northwestern Türkiye. Morphological studies and phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear ribosomal (nr)DNA Internal Transcribed Spacer sequences placed the new species close to H. apiifolium and H. munzurense. Comparative morphological and fruit anatomical data, images, and a distribution map are provided. An International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List assessment is also presented, supporting its classification as Critically Endangered.
Author ORCID Identifier
MEHMET SAĞIROĞLU: 0000-0001-8654-3361
MARDIYA SABDANİ: 0009-0003-4549-8770
BARIŞ BANİ: 0000-0001-5694-3700
HAYRİ DUMAN: 0000-0001-6387-8652
DOI
10.55730/1300-008X.2914
Keywords
Apiaceae, Heracleum, new species, taxonomy, Türkiye
First Page
417
Last Page
425
Publisher
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK)
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
SAĞIROĞLU, M, SABDANİ, M, BANİ, B, & DUMAN, H (2026). A new species of the genus Heracleum from Türkiye: H. papilionaceum (Apiaceae: Tordyliaea). Turkish Journal of Botany 50 (4): 417-425. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-008X.2914
