Turkish Journal of Botany
Abstract
Astragalus unalii Çeçen, Aytaç and Mısırdalı, sp. Nov. (Fabaceae, sect. Malacothrix Bunge) is described as a new species from Karadağ (Karaman Province) in southern Anatolia and compared with its relatives growing in steppe vegetation. The new species is close to A. Tauricola Boiss. And A. Adiyamanensis Podlech and M.Ekici, endemic and growing in central and southern parts of Anatolia, Turkey. Taxonomic descriptions, pollen and seed characters, and geographical distribution of the new species are presented.
DOI
10.3906/bot-1407-9
Keywords
Leguminosae, Malacothrix, systematics
First Page
81
Last Page
86
Recommended Citation
ÇEÇEN, ÖMER; AYTAÇ, ZEKİ; and MISIRDALI, HÜSEYİN
(2016)
"Astragalus unalii (Fabaceae), a new species from Turkey,"
Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 40:
No.
1, Article 8.
https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-1407-9
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol40/iss1/8