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TÜBİTAK

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2009

Centaurea

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Karyomorphological Study Of Eight Centaurea L. Taxa (Asteraceae) From Turkey, Esra Marti̇n, Muhi̇tti̇n Di̇nç, Ahmet Duran Jan 2009

Karyomorphological Study Of Eight Centaurea L. Taxa (Asteraceae) From Turkey, Esra Marti̇n, Muhi̇tti̇n Di̇nç, Ahmet Duran

Turkish Journal of Botany

Centaurea L. (Asteraceae) is one of the largest genera in Turkey. The chromosome number and morphology of 8 taxa belonging to the genus Centaurea were investigated using an image analysis system. Among these taxa, the chromosome numbers were as follows: 2n = 18 in C. cariensis Boiss. subsp. niveotomentosa (Hub.-Mor.) Wagenitz, C. lycaonica Boiss. & Heldr., C. virgata Lam., and C. polyclada DC.; 2n = 24 in C. cyanus L.; 2n = 36 in C. virgata and C. cariensis Boiss. subsp. cariensis: 2n = 40 in C. urvillei DC. subsp. urvillei; 2n = 54 in C. tuzgoluensis Aytaç & H.Duman. …


A New Record For Turkey: Centaurea Aziziana Rech.F. (Asteraceae), Meti̇n Armağan, Murat Ünal Jan 2009

A New Record For Turkey: Centaurea Aziziana Rech.F. (Asteraceae), Meti̇n Armağan, Murat Ünal

Turkish Journal of Botany

Centaurea aziziana Rech.f. (Asteraceae) is recorded for the first time (B9 Van province) for the flora of Turkey. The diagnostic characters of C. aziziana are described and its habitat and conservation are discussed.