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Type: Article
Published: 2017-03-17
Page range: 103–110
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Aubrieta alshehbazii (Brassicaceae), a new species from Central Turkey

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
Department of Biodiversity and Plant Systematics, Centre for Organismal Studies (COS) Heidelberg, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Botany Cruciferae new taxon taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Aubrieta alshehbazii is described as a new species that was collected from rocky steppe of Central Turkey. The new species is sympatric and most similar to A. pinardii, but differs by leaf shape, leaf margin, petiole, indumentum and inflorescence. A detailed morphological description, figures and comparisons with potentially closely allied species are provided herein. The new species is assigned to CR threat category of the IUCN. Beside this, due to further studies on type material of various Aubrieta taxa, A. anamasica is proposed as a new synonym of A. pinardii