A new species of Cirsium sect. Epitrachys (Asteraceae: Cardueae)from the south of Turkey

Authors

HAYRİ DUMAN
OSMAN TUGAY
TUNCAY DİRMENCİ
KUDDİSİ ERTUĞRUL

DOI

10.3906/bot-1612-33

Abstract

A new species, Cirsium bozkirensis H.Duman, Dirmenci & Tugay (Asteraceae), Cirsium sect. Epitrachys DC, is described from Konya Province, South Anatolia, Turkey. Diagnostic and morphological characteristics that distinguish it from allied species C. cephalotes Boiss. and C. pugnax Sommier & Levier. are provided. A description, distribution map, and taxonomic comments on the new species and allied species are given. SEM photograph about setae, stem indumentum, and achene of new and allied species are obtained and characters are discussed.

Keywords

Cirsium, Compositae, endemic, Konya, Turkey

First Page

375

Last Page

382

Recommended Citation

DUMAN, HAYRİ; TUGAY, OSMAN; DİRMENCİ, TUNCAY; and ERTUĞRUL, KUDDİSİ (2017) "A new species of Cirsium sect. Epitrachys (Asteraceae: Cardueae)from the south of Turkey," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 41: No. 4, Article 6. https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-1612-33
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol41/iss4/6