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Type: Article
Published: 2016-12-16
Page range: 214–226
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Silene konuralpii (Sect. Spergulifoliae, Caryophyllaceae), a new species from eastern Anatolia

Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Education, Department of Biology, 65080-Tuşba-Van Turkey
Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, 45140-Muradiye-Manisa, Turkey
Eudicots Silene Sect. Spergulifoliae Turkey

Abstract

A new perennial species, Silene konuralpii sp. nov. (Silene sect. Spergulifoliae) is described and illustrated from eastern Anatolia. A momorphological comparison with the similar species S. stenobotrys, S. spergulifolia, and S. surculosa is given as well as the ultrastructure of the leaf, seed and pollen grain. Original drawings and photographs, distribution map, notes on ecology, and IUCN conservation status are also provided.