A new species of Silene (Caryophyllaceae) from Turkey

Authors : Ergin Hamzaoğlu, Ahmet Aksoy, Ümit Budak

Pages : 47-50

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Publication Date : 9999-12-31

Article Type : Makaleler

Abstract :Silene bayburtensis Hamzaoğlu & Aksoy sp. nov. is described as a new species from Bayburt province (Turkey). The specimen was collected on a calcareous steppe, in 2 localities, at an altitude between 1700 and 1750 m. The new species is similar to Silene pharnaceifolia Fenzl. The differences between the species are discussed.
Keywords : Key words: Bayburt, Caespitosae, Silene, systematics, taxonomy