Centaurea osmaniyensis (Asteraceae), a New Species from Southern Anatolia, Turkey

İLÇİM A., Demir B.

Annales Botanici Fennici, vol.60, no.1, pp.137-144, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 60 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.5735/085.060.0122
  • Journal Name: Annales Botanici Fennici
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Artic & Antarctic Regions, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.137-144
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Centaurea osmaniyensis I˙lçim (Asteraceae) sp. nova is described and illustrated from Bahçe District, Osmaniye Province, Turkey. The species belongs to sect. Cynaroides and morphologically closely resembles C. regia var. cynarocephala, but differs from it by the habit, petiolate leaves, stem and leaf indumentum, capitulum shape, phyllary length, appendage size, terminal spine length and pappus color. The seed and pollen micromorphology are presented, as well as the threat level is evaluated.