Three new species of Paronychia (Caryophyllaceae) from Turkey

BUDAK Ü., HAMZAOĞLU E., ÇOŞKUNÇELEBİ K., Turker Z.

PHYTOTAXA, vol.291, no.3, pp.224-230, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 291 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.11646/phytotaxa.291.3.7
  • Journal Name: PHYTOTAXA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.224-230
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

On the basis of both morphological and molecular data, three new species belonging to the genus Paronychia were described from Turkey: P. aksoyii (from Tortum, Erzurum) which is related to P. saxatilis, P. kocii (from Kelkit, Erzincan) which is related to P. turcica, and P. davrazensis (from Isparta) which is related to P. pontica. Morpholgy, notes on ecology, conservation status and distribution maps are provided for each new species, as well as a morphological comparison with the related taxa is given.