A new genus and three new species from Central Anatolia, Turkey

Significance of fruit and seed morphology in current taxonomy of the genus Iberis L. (Brassicaceae) in Turkey

“…In the present study, detailed information about the fruit and seed macro and micromorphologies of Iberis taxa natively found in Turkey is presented. According to previous studies on the morphology of Iberis (Boissier 1867, Hedge 1965, Vural et al 2012, Oskay 2017, Yıldırımlı 2018) important descriptive morphological features include petal colour and dimensions, inflorescense type, leaf shapes and dimensions, stem and pedicel indumentum, fruit and seed shape and their dimensions. The dehiscent fruit of Iberis taxa are generally ovate to obovate, rounded below, deeply emarginate above, winged and 2-seeded (Boissier 1867, Hedge 1965).…”

“…Plant specimens used for this study were collected from different regions of Turkey. The author carried out field studies in many parts of Turkey in 2017-2020, but also some collections of other researchers and some herbarium specimens were taken into consideration as listed in Table 1 and 3. Relevant literature (Boissier 1867, Hedge 1965, Vural et al 2012, Oskay 2017, Yıldırımlı 2018 were used for the identification of Iberis taxa. Iberis umbellata, a cultivated species which was reported only from İstanbul, Turkey (Mutlu 2012) was not collected and/or evaluated; I. attica and I. spruneri were treated as two separate species instead of included in I. carnosa.…”

“…In addition, I. pinnata was listed in the first volume of the Turkish Flora (Hedge 1965) as a doubtfully recorded species, but this species has not been collected from Turkey since then. Mutlu (2012) listed eight species in the checklist of the genus Iberis with a new endemic species ( I. halophila ) and a new record ( I. saxatilis ) added to the Turkish flora, a cultivated species ( I. umbellata ) and new names for some species ( I. carnosa [syn: I. attica , I. spruneri ], I. odorata [syn: I. acutiloba ] and I. simplex [syn: I. taurica ]; Dirmenci et al 2005, Mutlu 2012, Vural et al 2012). In 2017 and 2018, a new subspecies ( I. saxatilis subsp.…”

“…Prain, I. carnosa Willd., I. gypsicola Yıld., I. halophila Vural & H. Duman, I. odorata L., I. saxatilis L., I. sempervirens L., I. simplex DC. and I. umbellata L. (Hedge 1965, Yıldırımlı 2000, 2001, 2018, Dirmenci et al 2005, Al‐Shehbaz et al 2007, Özhatay 2009, Vural et al 2012, Mutlu 2012, Oskay 2017, Yılmaz‐Çıtak and Crespo 2019).…”

“…magnesiana Oskay, I. sempervirens L., I. simplex DC., I. spruneri Jord. (Hedge 1965, Yıldırımlı 2000, 2001, 2018, Dirmenci et al 2005, Al‐Shehbaz et al 2007, Özhatay 2009, Mutlu 2012, Vural et al 2012, Oskay 2017, Çilden and Zare 2019, Yılmaz‐Çıtak and Crespo 2019, Çilden 2022a).…”