Three new species with two flowered spikelets in Acantholimon (Plumbaginaceae) from East Anatolia, Turkey
BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, vol.144, no.4, pp.497-505, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 144 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2004
- Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2003.00267.x
- Journal Name: BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.497-505
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Three new species, Acantholimon bashkaleicum sp. nov., Acantholimon artosense sp. nov. and Acantholimon hoshapicum sp. nov. (Plumbaginaceae) are described and illustrated. The species are all confined to B9/B10 Van Province in East Anatolia where they grow either on calcareous mountain slopes or on mountain steppes. Diagnostic morphological characteristics from the closely related species are given, along with a discussion dealing with their taxonomic relationships, and their conservation statuses are pointed out. A revised key to the Acantholimon species with heterophyllous leaves, two or more flowered and four or more bracteated spikelets is also provided. (C) 2004 The Linnean Society of London.