tailieunhanh - A new species of Gypsophila and a new name for Silene (Caryophyllaceae) from Turkey

Gypsophila turcica Hamzaoğlu is described as a new species. The specimen was collected from gypsaceous hills, at an altitude between 1755 and 1835 m from Zara District (Sivas Province). The new species is similar to Gypsophila festucifolia . | E. HAMZAOĞLU Research Article Turk J Bot 36 (2012) 135-139 © TÜBİTAK doi: A new species of Gypsophila and a new name for Silene (Caryophyllaceae) from Turkey Ergin HAMZAOĞLU* Department of Elementary Education, Gazi Faculty of Education, Gazi University, 06500 Ankara - TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: Gypsophila turcica Hamzaoğlu is described as a new species. The specimen was collected from gypsaceous hills, at an altitude between 1755 and 1835 m from Zara District (Sivas Province). The new species is similar to Gypsophila festucifolia . The differences between these 2 taxa are discussed. Moreover, Silene choruhensis Hamzaoğlu nom. nova should replace S. ispirensis . 1997, which is an illegitimate name as a younger homonym of S. ispirensis Boiss. 1856. Key words: Gypsophila, homonym, nomenclature, Silene, taxonomy Türkiye’den Gypsophila cinsinin yeni bir türü ve Silene cinsinden yeni bir isim (Caryophyllaceae) Özet: Gypsophila turcica Hamzaoğlu yeni bir tür olarak tanımlandı. Bitki Zara’dan (Sivas) jipsli tepelerden, 1755-1835 metreler arasından toplandı. Yeni tür Gypsophila festucifolia . türüne yakındır. Bu iki takson arasındaki farklar tartışıldı. Ayrıca, Silene ispirensis Boiss. 1856’nın kurallara aykırı daha genç bir adlandırması olan S. ispirensis . 1997, Silene choruhensis Hamzaoğlu nom. nova olarak değiştirildi. Anahtar sözcükler: Adlandırma, Gypsophila, homonim, Silene, taksonomi Introduction Gypsophila L. is a predominantly Eurasian genus. It is not just among the largest genera of the subfamily Silenoideae, but also one of the most polymorphic ones. It occurs in the north-temperate part of the old world, mainly between the latitudes 30° and 60°. Most Gypsophila species are concentrated in quite a small part of the geographic area of distribution. This part of the area, which may rightly be called the main variation centre of the genus, includes Turkey, Caucasia, .