A new species, Gypsophila malyerii (Caryophyllaceae) from Turkey

Ergin Hamzaoğlu; Murat Koç; Mevlüde Nur Topal

doi:10.1007/s12225-021-09968-x

A new species, Gypsophila malyerii (Caryophyllaceae) from Turkey

Kew Bull. 2021;76(3):531-538. doi: 10.1007/s12225-021-09968-x. Epub 2021 Aug 21.

Authors

Ergin Hamzaoğlu¹, Murat Koç², Mevlüde Nur Topal³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Gazi Faculty of Education, Gazi University, 06500 Ankara, Turkey.
² Department of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine, Institute of Public Health, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Keçiören, Ankara, Turkey.
³ Department of biotherapeutic products research and development, Institute of Public Health, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Keçiören, Ankara, Turkey.

Abstract

Gypsophila malyerii Hamzaoğlu & Koç, a new species of sect. Capituliformes, is described and illustrated from Turkey. Information on distribution, habitat and conservation status are given. The most similar species is G. osmangaziensis. The morphology and micromorphology of seed and pollen characters of the two closely related species are compared.

Keywords: micromorphology; pollen; seed; taxonomy.