Galium
shinasii Yıldırım (Rubiaceae), is described as a new species from Malatya Province in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. The new species is morphologically related to Galium
cornigerum Boiss. & Hausskn. Galium
lasiocarpum and Galium
sorgereae Ehrend. and Schönb. but clearly differs from them based on the morphological differences presented in the species description. In addition, the conservation status, the distribution map, and notes on the biogeography and ecology of the new species are given.
Galatella cretica Gand., which had not been recorded from Turkey previously, was also collected from several localities in the Marmaris Peninsula, southwest Anatolia, by the authors. Silene L., the largest genus in Caryophyllaceae, comprises about 700 species and is distributed in northern temperate regions, South America, and Africa (Melzheimer, 1988). It is represented by 148 species in Turkey (Yıldız, 2012). During fieldwork in 2014 in Muğla, Burdur, and İzmir provinces, Silene samia Melzh. & Christod. was collected from several localities by the authors. S. samia was recorded from southwest Anatolia by Carlström (1987); however, this record was neglected by Yıldız (2012) during preparation of the checklist of Silene in Turkey. The present study aimed to report and confirm the presence of three taxa for the Flora of Turkey.
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