tailieunhanh - Reseda globulosa (Resedaceae): A new record for the flora of Turkey

Reseda globulosa Fisch. & . (Resedaceae) is reported as a new record for Turkish flora. It was identified using the collected specimens and Flora Palaestina. The description, illustration, and distribution of the species are given. | Research Note Turk J Bot 34 (2010) 137-139 © TÜBİTAK doi: Reseda globulosa (Resedaceae): a new record for the flora of Turkey Zeki AYTAÇ*, Hayri DUMAN Gazi University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, 06500 Ankara - TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: Reseda globulosa Fisch. & . (Resedaceae) is reported as a new record for Turkish flora. It was identified using the collected specimens and Flora Palaestina. The description, illustration, and distribution of the species are given. Key words: Reseda, Resedaceae, new record, flora, Turkey Türkiye için yeni bir kayıt: Reseda globulosa (Resedaceae) Özet: Reseda globulosa Fisch. & . (Resedaceae) Türkiye Florası için yeni bir kayıt olarak verilmektedir. Bitki tanımı toplanan örnekler ve Flora Paleastina’ya göre yapılmıştır. Türün tanımı, şekili ve dağılımı verilmiştir. Anahtar sözcükler: Reseda, Resedaceae, yeni kayıt, flora, Türkiye While the family Resedaceae is represented by 6 genera and 75 species mainly in the temperate regions of the Old World (Mediterranean regions) (Abdallah & de Wit, 1978; Heywood 1993), only 1 genus (Reseda L.) consisting of 14 species, 18 intraspecific taxa (1 subspecies and 3 varieties) is found in Turkey (Coode, 1965; Davis, 1988; Özhatay, 2000; Karavelioğulları 2006). Seven taxa of this genus are endemics for Turkey (Ekim, 2000). The authors carried out extensive field floristic studies in the north-east part of Turkey, collected some Reseda L. specimens from Yusufeli to Olur (Erzurum) road (Artvin district), on calcareous rocks, in Artvin province. The flora of this part of Turkey is particularly interesting as it is characterized with Mediterranean climate although it is located in the Euro-Siberian region. The collected specimens did not match any of the species included in the taxonomic accounts of the Resedaceae for the flora of Turkey (Coode 1965; Davis, 1988; Özhatay, 2000, 2009; Karavelioğulları 2006,