tailieunhanh - A new taxon of Anthemis L. (Asteraceae) from Turkey: Anthemis pauciloba Boiss. var. alba Hamzaoğlu & Budak var. nova

Anthemis pauciloba Boiss. var. alba Hamzaoğlu & Budak var. nova (Asteraceae) is described as a new variety from Niğde province. A Latin diagnosis, a taxonomic description, and an illustration are given. | Research Note Turk J Bot 35 (2011) 85-88 © TÜBİTAK doi: A new taxon of Anthemis L. (Asteraceae) from Turkey: Anthemis pauciloba Boiss. var. alba Hamzaoğlu & Budak var. nova Ergin HAMZAOĞLU*, Ümit BUDAK, Murat KOÇ Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Bozok University, 66200 Yozgat - TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: Anthemis pauciloba Boiss. var. alba Hamzaoğlu & Budak var. nova (Asteraceae) is described as a new variety from Niğde province. A Latin diagnosis, a taxonomic description, and an illustration are given. Key words: Asteraceae, Anthemideae, Anthemis, new variety, Niğde, Turkey Anthemis L. cinsinin (Asteraceae) Türkiye’den yeni bir taksonu: Anthemis pauciloba Boiss. var. alba Hamzaoğlu & Budak var. nova Özet: Anthemis pauciloba Boiss. var. alba Hamzaoğlu & Budak var. nova (Asteraceae) Niğde’den yeni bir varyete olarak tanımlandı. Yeni varyetenin Latince kısa ayrımı, taksonomik betimlemesi ve resmi verildi. Anahtar sözcükler: Asteraceae, Anthemideae, Anthemis, yeni varyete, Niğde, Türkiye Introduction Anthemideae is one of the largest tribes of Asteraceae, comprising about 110 genera and ca. 1800 species. Anthemis L. is the second largest genus in Compositae, tribe Anthemideae. It includes more than 210 species (Bremer & Humpries, 1993). The total geographical range of Anthemis encompasses most of western Eurasia, the Mediterranean region, and a small part of eastern Africa. While central Europe is inhabited by an archaeophytic species, the main centre of diversity is found in south-western Asia, where 150 of the 210 species occur, including all of the presently accepted subgenera and sections (Oberprieler, 2001). The first revision of Anthemis in Turkey was performed by Grierson and Yavin (1975), who recognised 80 taxa and 1 doubtful species. Since then, 2 new taxa, A. karacae Güner and A. kotschyana Boiss. var. gypsicola , have been described from Turkey (Güner, 2000). The total .