Gundelia rosea (Asteraceae), a new record for the Flora of Turkey with contributions to its systematics

Abstract

Gundelia rosea Al-Taey & Hossain (Asteraceae) is reported as a new vascular plant record for the flora of Turkey. Gundelia rosea is previously known from Iraqi Kurdistan (northern Iraq) and Iran. It is for the first time collected from Hakkari Province in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. The expanded morphological description, photographs in habitat, and distribution map of the new record are presented.