Onopordum nezaketianum sp. nov. (Asteraceae: Cardueae): a new species from Central Anatolia, Turkey

Pınar S. M., Eroğlu H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF BOTANY, cilt.43, sa.1, ss.126-135, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/bot-1710-24
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF BOTANY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.126-135
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Onopordum nezaketianum sp. nov. (Asteraceae: Cardueae) from the Central Anatolia region of Turkey is described based on morphological and palynological features. The new species is morphologically related to O. davisii Rech. f. and O. turcicum Danin, and is characterized by its capitula solitary or 2-4 on leafy 2-20 cm long peduncles, phyllaries 5-6 seriate, outer phyllaries sparsely arachnoid pubescent, ovate-lanceolate, flat or nearly reflexed; median phyllaries sparsely arachnoid pubescent, narrowly ovate-lanceolate, reflexed; inner phyllaries glabrous, linear-lanceolate, erect, flowers 20-25 mm; 4 corolla lobes equal, 4-5 mm long, and 5th lobe 6-7 mm long, pappus barbellate. Achenes 4.0-5.1 x 2.0-2.5 mm, grayish, obovate, deeply transverse rugose, with finely and irregularly undulate surface. Pollen grains of O. nezaketianum are trizonocolporate, oblate-spheroidal, and ornamentation microreticulate.