Dergiler / Turkish Journal of Botany / 2010 / Cilt: 34 - Sayı: 1

A new species of Silene (Caryophyllaceae) from Turkey

Sayfa
47–50
DOI
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Özet

Silene bayburtensis Hamzaoğlu & Aksoy sp. nov. is described as a new species from Bayburt province (Turkey). The specimen was collected on a calcareous steppe, in 2 localities, at an altitude between 1700 and 1750 m. The new species is similar to Silene pharnaceifolia Fenzl. The differences between the species are discussed.

Abstract

Silene bayburtensis Hamzaoğlu & Aksoy sp. nov. is described as a new species from Bayburt province (Turkey). The specimen was collected on a calcareous steppe, in 2 localities, at an altitude between 1700 and 1750 m. The new species is similar to Silene pharnaceifolia Fenzl. The differences between the species are discussed.

Anahtar kelimeler: Key words: Bayburt, Caespitosae, Silene, systematics, taxonomy