Astragalus aybarsii a new species of sect. Onobrychoidei DC. (Fabaceae) from Turkey

Authors

HAYRİ DUMAN
ZEKİ AYTAÇ
FUNDA ÖZBEK

DOI

10.3906/bot-2006-8

Abstract

Astragalus aybarsii H. Duman & Aytaç (Fabaceae) is described and illustrated as a new species from Kastamonu province (Turkey). The new species grows in open areas of Pinus brutia Ten. forests. Diagnostic and morphological charactersof the new species are compared with its close relatives, A. setulosus Boiss. & Balansa and A. eubrychioides Boiss. Also, some notes on the ecology, biogeography, conservation status and the pollen morphological and leaflet micromorphological features of the new species are presented. The geographical distribution of this new species and its allied species is mapped.

Keywords

Astragalus, Kastamonu, Leguminosae, Onobrychoidei, taxonomy, Turkey

First Page

661

Last Page

669

Recommended Citation

DUMAN, HAYRİ; AYTAÇ, ZEKİ; and ÖZBEK, FUNDA (2020) "Astragalus aybarsii a new species of sect. Onobrychoidei DC. (Fabaceae) from Turkey," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 44: No. 6, Article 6. https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-2006-8
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol44/iss6/6