Dichoropetalum alanyensis (Apiaceae), a new species from South Anatolia, Turkey

Abstract

Dichoropetalum alanyensis Bilgili, Sağıroğlu & H.Duman, a new species from South Anatolia in Turkey (Antalya-Alanya), is described and illustrated. It is closely related to D. chryseum (Boiss. & Heldr. ex Boiss.) Pimenov & Kljuykov, from which it differs mainly by its habit, basal leaves and lobes, and mericarp features. Diagnostic morphological characters are discussed. Notes are also given on its ecology and conservation status, together with scanning electron micrographs of mericarp surface sculpturing pattern. ITS sequences were used for DNA fingerprinting. The data were analyzed with the SEAVIEW package. Standardized data were used to generate a dendrogram that revealed the phylogenetic relationships of taxa in tribes Selineae(Dichoropetalum-Johrenia), Tordylieae(Cymbocarpum), andBupleureae (Diplotaenia) from different localities.