Astragalus ansinii sp nov (Fabaceae) from Turkey, and a contribution to the sectional taxonomy

Uzun A., TERZİOĞLU S., Palabas-Uzun S., ÇOŞKUNÇELEBİ K.

NORDIC JOURNAL OF BOTANY, vol.27, no.5, pp.397-401, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2009.00440.x
  • Journal Name: NORDIC JOURNAL OF BOTANY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.397-401
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Astragalus ansinii A. Uzun, Terzioglu & S. Palabas-Uzun, a new species from northeast Anatolia is described and illustrated. It belongs to Astragalus sect. Hypoglottis Bunge, but the characters in combination do not match completely with this section because the legumes, leaves and calyces are glabrous. This local endemic is known from two adjacent localities with several individuals. Astragalus ansinii is morphologically most similar to A. viridissimus but differs mainly by indumentum, numbers of pairs of leaflets and seed shape together with metric data related to calyx, standard and peduncle. Nuclear ITS was analysed in both species and was found to be highly similar. In addition, the seed morphology, distribution, conservation status and ecology of both species are discussed.