Published January 1, 2016 | Version v1
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Brotherella and Encalypta species new to Turkey, Mediterranean and Southwest Asia

  • 1. Karadeniz Tech Univ, Macka Vocat Sch, TR-61750 Trabzon, Turkey
  • 2. Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Bot, State Key Lab Systemat & Evolutionary Bot, Beijing 100093, Peoples R China
  • 3. Karadeniz Tech Univ, Dept Biol, Fac Sci, TR-61080 Trabzon, Turkey
  • 4. Zonguldak Sci & Art Ctr, Dept Biol, Zonguldak, Turkey

Description

The genus Brotherella Loeske ex Fleisch., B. erythrocaulis (Mitt.) Fleisch. (Sematophyllaceae) and Encalypta pilifera Funck in Sturm (Encalyptaceae) were reported for the first time from Turkey. These are also new records for the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Southwest Asia. The record of B. erythrocaulis is from Artvin region (Turkey), and that of E. pilifera is based on collections from Afyon, Burdur, Igdir and Izmir regions (Turkey). Descriptions, illustrations, geographic distribution, diagnostic characters of the species and comparisons with morphologically similar taxa are presented.

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