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Type: Article
Published: 2018-07-23
Page range: 55–67
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A new Veronica (Plantaginaceae) species from Central Anatolia, Turkey

Anadolu University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, 26470, Tepebaşı, Eskişehir-Turkey
Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Department of Biology, Art and Science Faculty, 26480, Meşelik, Eskişehir-Turkey
Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Department of Biology, Art and Science Faculty, 26480, Meşelik, Eskişehir-Turkey
Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Department of Biology, Art and Science Faculty, 26480, Meşelik, Eskişehir-Turkey
Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Department of Biology, Art and Science Faculty, 26480, Meşelik, Eskişehir-Turkey
Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Department of Biology, Art and Science Faculty, 26480, Meşelik, Eskişehir-Turkey
Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Department of Biology, Art and Science Faculty, 26480, Meşelik, Eskişehir-Turkey
Endemic Eskişehir threatened species

Abstract

Veronica ersin-yucelii (subg. Pentasepalae, Plantaginaceae) is described and illustrated as a new species. It grows on marble rocks and screes, in one single site in Central Anatolia (Eskişehir Province), at elevations from about 1700 to 1820 metres above sea level. Diagnostic features are also given to enable comparison with the most similar species, V. caespitosa Boiss. and V. multifida L., especially regarding the indumentum, habit, inflorescence, bracts, seeds and leaves. The geographical distribution of the new species is mapped. Notes about its ecology and conservation status are also presented.