A New Species of Cyanus (Centaurea p.p.) sect. Napuliferi (Asteraceae) from Turkey

Zafer Kaya ^[1] ; Svetlana Bancheva ^[2]
1. [1] Bartin University
  
  Bartin University
  
  Turquía
2. [2] Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
  
  Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
  
  Bulgaria
Localización: Novon: a journal for botanical nomenclature, ISSN 1055-3177, Vol. 19, Nº. 2, 2009, págs. 175-177
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- A new species of Cyanus Miller (Centaurea L. p.p.) (Asteraceae), C. eflanensis Kaya & Bancheva, is described and illustrated from Karabük Province, Turkey. It belongs to Cyanus sect. Napuliferi (Stefanoff & T. Georgiev) Bancheva & Raimondo, and taxonomically its closest relative is C. thirkei (Schultz Bipontinus) Holub. The habitat and conservation status of the new species are presented, and the morphological characters distinguishing C. eflanensis and C. thirkei are analyzed and illustrated.