A new endemic species of Helichrysum Gaertn. (Asteraceae-Inuleae) from south Anatolia

Sumbul H., Gokturk R. S., Dusen O.

BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, vol.141, no.2, pp.251-254, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 141 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.00109.x
  • Journal Name: BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.251-254
  • Keywords: compositae, critically endangered, systematics, taxonomy, Turkey
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A new species of Helichrysum Gaertn., H. orbicularifolium Sumbul, R. S. Gokturk & O. D. Dusen sp. nov., is described and illustrated. The species is restricted to the south Anatolia Province, Antalya, Turkey, growing in humid calcareous rock crevices and on limestone cliffs. The species is compared with the closely related H. chasmolycicum. (C) 2003 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2003, 141, 251-254.