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Abstract
Turkish representatives of the genus Rhaponticoides Vaill. are examined. A key and distribution map of Rhaponticoides species occurring in Turkey are provided for the first time. R. hierroi Ö. Eren sp. nov., from Bakacak pass in the Western Taurus range, SW Anatolia, allied to R. mykalea (Hub.-Mor.) M. V. Agab. & Greuter is described as a species new to science and illustrated. Its habitat conditions and conservation status are considered. Pollen micrographs of R. hierroi and R. mykalea are presented using scanning electron microscopy.
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Title
The genus Rhaponticoides Vaill. (Asteraceae) in Turkey: a new species and first key
Author
Eren, Ö 1
1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Adnan Menderes University Aydın, Aydın, Turkey
1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Adnan Menderes University Aydın, Aydın, Turkey
Pages
13-23
Publication year
2007
Publication date
Sep 2007
ISSN
03782697
e-ISSN
21996881
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2259353607
Copyright
Plant Systematics and Evolution is a copyright of Springer, (2007). All Rights Reserved.