A new Veronica (Plantaginaceae) species from Central Anatolia, Turkey

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Yaylacı Ö. K., Sezer O., Özgişi K., Öztürk D., Potoğlu Erkara İ., Koyuncu O., ...More

PHYTOTAXA, vol.362, no.1, pp.55-67, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 362 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.11646/phytotaxa.362.1.4
  • Journal Name: PHYTOTAXA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.55-67
  • Keywords: Endemic, Eskisehir, threatened species, SEED MORPHOLOGY, VERONICA SCROPHULARIACEAE, SYSTEMATIC SIGNIFICANCE, TRIBE VERONICEAE, PLANTAGINACEAE, POLLEN, CLASSIFICATION, COMBINATION, CHARACTERS, PHYLOGENY
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Veronica ersin-yucelii (subg. Pentasepalae, Plantaginaceae) is described and illustrated as a new species. It grows on marble rocks and screes, in one single site in Central Anatolia (Eskisehir Province), at elevations from about 1700 to 1820 metres above sea level. Diagnostic features are also given to enable comparison with the most similar species, V. caespitosa Boiss. and V. multifida L., especially regarding the indumentum, habit, inflorescence, bracts, seeds and leaves. The geographical distribution of the new species is mapped. Notes about its ecology and conservation status are also presented.