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2008

Flora of Turkey

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Check-List Of The Genus Biarum Schott In The Flora Of Turkey, With A New Record For Turkey: Biarum Syriacum (Spreng.) H.Riedl, Hasan Akan, Mehmet Maruf Balos Jan 2008

Check-List Of The Genus Biarum Schott In The Flora Of Turkey, With A New Record For Turkey: Biarum Syriacum (Spreng.) H.Riedl, Hasan Akan, Mehmet Maruf Balos

Turkish Journal of Botany

A check-list of the genus Biarum Schott in the Flora of Turkey is presented, with 10 taxa, of which 2 are endemic to Turkey. A list of taxonomical changes that have occurred since the publication of the Flora of Turkey, Supplement II is given. In addition, Biarum syriacum (Spreng.) H.Riedl is recorded for the first time (C6 Gaziantep) from Turkey. In this paper an expanded morphological description of this species is provided. Moreover, an image of a type specimen, a photograph of a plant from the field, an illustration of a plant, and a distribution map are presented.


Theodor Von Heldreich (1822-1902) And His Turkish Collections, Asuman Baytop, Kit Tan Jan 2008

Theodor Von Heldreich (1822-1902) And His Turkish Collections, Asuman Baytop, Kit Tan

Turkish Journal of Botany

The distinguished German botanist Theodor von Heldreich (1822-1902) visited Anatolia on at least 6 separate occasions as documented by specimens cited in Flora of Turkey and Flora Orientalis. His first visit was in 1845 and his last, to İzmir, in 1852. Within this period of less than seven years he collected c. 3000 sets of specimens. They included the types of nearly 200 new taxa and, if including syntypes and lectotypes, the figure is 207. The majority stem from the first expedition of 1845. The non-type specimens cited in the Flora are 280. It is difficult to trace Heldreich´s itinerary …


A New Record For Turkey: Malcolmia Intermedia C.A.Mey. (Brassicaceae), Murat Ünal, Fevzi̇ Özgökçe Jan 2008

A New Record For Turkey: Malcolmia Intermedia C.A.Mey. (Brassicaceae), Murat Ünal, Fevzi̇ Özgökçe

Turkish Journal of Botany

Malcolmia intermedia C.A.Mey. (Cruciferae/Brassicaceae) is recorded for the first time (A9 Kars) for the flora of Turkey. A description, scan, and distribution map of the species are given.