A new subspecies of Silene acaulis (Caryophyllaceae) from East Anatolia, Turkey

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Ozgokce G., Tan K., Stevanovic V.

ANNALES BOTANICI FENNICI, cilt.42, sa.2, ss.143-149, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALES BOTANICI FENNICI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.143-149
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. subsp. vanensis Ozgokce & Kit Tan (Caryophyllaceae), a new taxon occurring in the province of Van in East Anatolia, Turkey, is described and illustrated. Its closest affinities are with S. acaulis subsp. bryoides, a plant occurring more than 2000 km away in the mountains of central and southern Europe. The existence of a new subspecies of S. acaulis in the extremely disjunct locality is interesting from a phytogeographical viewpoint. It is possible that during the post-glacial period the present-day Arctic-Alpine flora migrated not only southwards to the mountains of central and southern Europe but also to the highlands of eastern Turkey.