Three Sphagnum taxa new to Turkey and South-West Asia

Özen-Öztürk Ö., Özdemir T., Batan N., Erata H.

BOTANICA SERBICA, vol.47, no.1, pp.47-53, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.2298/botserb2301047o
  • Journal Name: BOTANICA SERBICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.47-53
  • Keywords: biodiversity, Bryophyte, new record, peat mosses
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Sphagnum jensenii, S. fallax var. isoviitae, and S. pylaesii were found as new to Tur-key and Southwest Asia following a bryological field trip to the Giresun province of Turkey. Sphagnum fallax var. isoviitae was also new to Asia. Descriptions, il-lustrations, world distribution, ecology, and comparisons with related species are presented.