KASTAMONU UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF FORESTRY FACULTY, sa.2, ss.126-130, 2023 (ESCI)
Aim of study: Crepis dioritica Schott & Kotschy ex Boiss. (=Crepis albiflora Babcock) is a threatened endemic species in Turkiye. The aim of this study is to contribute taxonomic knowledge of this species, Area of study: Bolkar Mountains (Nigde) and Irano-Turanian region. Material and methods: The comprehensive floristic studies in type locality of C. dioritica in Bolkar Mountains were carried out. Besides, the specimens previously collected from the type locality and IranoTuranian region of the species were examined in detail. Main results: The typification of the name Crepis dioritica erronously cited as holotype was corrected to lectotype herein. Besides, the IUCN category of the species was reassesed as VU (vulnerable), and its distribution pattern was given in detail for the first time. Highlights: The data obtained from this study can be used for nomenclature and taxonomy of C. dioritica.