Silene miksensis (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from eastern Anatolia

Fırat M., YILDIZ K.

PHYTOTAXA, vol.273, no.4, pp.283-292, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 273 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.11646/phytotaxa.273.4.4
  • Journal Name: PHYTOTAXA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.283-292
  • Keywords: sect. Pinifolia, Silene, taxonomy, Turkey, SECTION, L.
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A new perennial species, Silene miksensis (Silene sect. Pinifolia, Caryophyllaceae), is described and illustrated from eastern Anatolia, Turkey. A morphological comparison with the morphologically similar species is given as well as the ultrastructure of the seed and pollen grains. S. miksensis is assested as a Critically Endangered species according to IUCN [criterion B2ab (iii)].