Taxonomic and nomenclatural contributions to Pyrus L. (Rosaceae) from Turkey

Authors

ZÜBEYDE UĞURLU AYDIN
ALİ ASLAN DÖNMEZ

DOI

10.3906/bot-1411-34

Abstract

This paper presents a taxonomic contribution to the genus Pyrus L. P. Georgica and P. Pseudosyriaca are reported from Turkey for the first time. The status of P. Pseudosyriaca is discussed and it is treated as a new variety of Pyrus syriaca. Notes on the chorology, morphological descriptions, figures, and taxonomy are provided. Moreover, P. Serikensis and P. Boissieriana are reduced to synonyms of P. Cordata. An endemic subspecies, P. Elaeagrifolia subsp. Kotschyana, is compared with the related species P. Elaeagrifolia and it is reassessed at the species level based on morphology and distribution. With these changes, Pyrus is represented by 18 taxa belonging to 12 species in Turkey.

Keywords

Nomenclature, Pyrus, Rosaceae, taxonomy, Turkey

First Page

841

Last Page

849

Recommended Citation

AYDIN, ZÜBEYDE UĞURLU and DÖNMEZ, ALİ ASLAN (2015) "Taxonomic and nomenclatural contributions to Pyrus L. (Rosaceae) from Turkey," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 39: No. 5, Article 10. https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-1411-34
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol39/iss5/10