Published January 1, 2010 | Version v1
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A new species of Silene (Caryophyllaceae) from Turkey

  • 1. Bozok Univ, Fac Sci & Arts, Dept Biol, TR-66200 Yozgat, Turkey
  • 2. Erciyes Univ, Fac Sci & Arts, Dept Biol, TR-38039 Kayseri, Turkey

Description

Silene bayburtensis Hamzaoglu & Aksoy sp. nov. is described as a new species from Bayburt province (Turkey). The specimen was collected on a calcareous steppe, in 2 localities, at an altitude between 1700 and 1750 m. The new species is similar to Silene pharnaceifolia Fenzl. The differences between the species are discussed.

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