Published January 1, 2017 | Version v1
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Three new species of Paronychia (Caryophyllaceae) from Turkey

  • 1. Bozok Univ, Fac Sci & Arts, Dept Biol, TR-66200 Yozgat, Turkey
  • 2. Gazi Univ, Gazi Fac Educ, Dept Elementary Educ, TR-06500 Ankara, Turkey
  • 3. Karadeniz Tech Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Biol, TR-61200 Trabzon, Turkey

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On the basis of both morphological and molecular data, three new species belonging to the genus Paronychia were described from Turkey: P. aksoyii (from Tortum, Erzurum) which is related to P. saxatilis, P. kocii (from Kelkit, Erzincan) which is related to P. turcica, and P. davrazensis (from Isparta) which is related to P. pontica. Morpholgy, notes on ecology, conservation status and distribution maps are provided for each new species, as well as a morphological comparison with the related taxa is given.

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