A new species of Silene (Caryophyllaceae) from East Anatolia (Turkey): Silene gevasica Hamzaoğlu sp. nova

Authors

ERGİN HAMZAOĞLU
MURAT KOÇ
ÜMİT BUDAK

DOI

10.3906/bot-1001-291

Abstract

Silene gevasica Hamzaoğlu sp. nova is described as a new species from Gevaş district (Van province). The specimen was collected from calcareous rocks, at an altitude between 2100 and 2200 m from Artos mountain. The new species is similar to Silene araratica Schischk. The differences between these 2 taxa are discussed.

Keywords

Auriculatae, Van, Silene, systematics, taxonomy

First Page

67

Last Page

70

Recommended Citation

HAMZAOĞLU, ERGİN; KOÇ, MURAT; and BUDAK, ÜMİT (2011) "A new species of Silene (Caryophyllaceae) from East Anatolia (Turkey): Silene gevasica Hamzaoğlu sp. nova," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 35: No. 1, Article 7. https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-1001-291
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol35/iss1/7