A new species of Minuartia (Caryophyllaceae) from northwestern Anatolia, Turkey

Authors

MURAT KOÇ
AHMET AKSOY
ERGİN HAMZAOĞLU

DOI

10.3906/bot-1009-96

Abstract

Minuartia turcica M.Koç (Caryophyllaceae) is described as a new species of sect. Minuartia. The specimens were collected from the village of Yukarıçiftlik in the district of Safranbolu (Karabük Province, Turkey). The new species is similar to Minuartia leucocephaloides, but the differences between the 2 species are discussed in this paper. Descriptions and illustrations are given, as is information on the distribution and conservation status of the new species.

Keywords

Alsinoideae, Minuartia, taxonomy, western Black Sea region

First Page

337

Last Page

341

Recommended Citation

KOÇ, MURAT; AKSOY, AHMET; and HAMZAOĞLU, ERGİN (2011) "A new species of Minuartia (Caryophyllaceae) from northwestern Anatolia, Turkey," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 35: No. 4, Article 3. https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-1009-96
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol35/iss4/3